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July 18, 2013 • Volume 129 • Number 20

NEWS

Leprechaun Days returns Readers who missed last week’s Rosemount Leprechaun Days schedule in our special section can find it inside along with other stories related to the July 19-28 festival. More is also at SunThisweek.com.

SPORTS Walking in Lincoln’s steps A Farmington educator had the chance of a lifetime to study the legacy left behind by President Abraham Lincoln.

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Rosemount High School Marching Band Color Guard members toss rifles during a Rosemount High School marching band directors, welcome for Tournament of Roses President R. Scott Jenkins. The band is one of 12 from left, Leon Sieve, Bo Hoover and Steve Olsen chosen from around the world to perform in the Tournament of Roses Parade. (Photo addressed the gathering. (Photo by Rick Orndorf)

by Rick Orndorf)

Taking time to smell the roses Marching band welcomes parade president

by Sarah Allen SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

OPINION See something, say something Metro area police chiefs say the best way to prevent crime is for residents to report suspicious activity.

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The Rosemount High School marching band welcomed Pasadena Tournament of Roses President R. Scott Jenkins with a two-day celebration over the past weekend.

The event marked the Rosemount High School marching band’s invitation to perform in the 125th Annual Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, Calif., set for Jan. 1, 2014.

Weekend festivities kicked off with a community pep rally, including the marching band,

directors and community members. Guests included Rosemount Mayor Bill Droste, U.S. Sen. Al Franken (via video) and state Rep. Anna Wills.

Droste gave Jenkins a key to the city in honor of his visit.

“To have an invitation to the Tournament of Roses, through

many years of hard work, is just tremendous,” Droste said.

On Saturday, July 13, Jenkins met with Mark Crea, Feed My Starving Children executive director and CEO. Jenkins and Crea packaged meals alongside See ROSES, 13A

Farmington athletic director accepts position at Chaska Summer will be assistant principal in charge of athletics

by Andy Rogers

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After serving eight years as the Farmington High School athletic and activities director, Jon Summer has accepted a position as assistant principal in charge of athletics with Chaska High School pending approval at East Carver County School Board

meeting on Thursday.

Summer said he saw a chance to grow professionally with the added title of assistant principal.

“It’s a huge opportunity for me personally,” he said. “I’ll have many new administrative duties at Chaska.”

During his time at FarmingSee SUMMER, 13A

Residential construction of single-family homes is growing rapidly throughout Dakota County, including in Rosemount at Prestwick Place. (Photo by Sarah Allen)

Dakota County construction sector on the rebound

Bluegrass brothers This year’s Rosemount Bluegrass Americana Festival features local band Sawtooth.

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Local construction businesses thrive against the odds

by Sarah Allen SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

As Dakota County moves toward economic recovery, employment in the construction sector continues to improve. Battling against soggy spring weather conditions, a depleted housing market, and an emptied job pool, the sector is rebounding.

Minnesota construction employment boomed in May, adding 1,000 jobs for the month, according to the Department of Employment and Economic Development.

This compares to the 8,400 jobs added in all sectors in Minnesota in May. These jobs mark a 1 percent increase in construction for the state, a 7 percent increase for the metro area, and 4,000 new construction jobs since May of last year.

A major contributor to the sudden jump of employment is the end of a prolonged Minnesota winter.

Gene Stimpson, owner of Gene’s Apple Valley Construction since 1982, said his small

The economic recovery: Is it happening?

Fourth in a series

Eric Young and his mother Barbara Vandergraft (Photo submitted)

Sun Thisweek and the Dakota County Tribune reporters will be writing additional stories in the coming weeks about the state of the economy. Send story ideas to tad.johnson@ecm-inc.com.

Eric Young raised $7,200 for Parkinson’s disease research by swimming the 6-mile length of Lake Belle Taine in honor of his late mother Barbara Vandergraft on July 6. Vandergraft lived with the degenerative neurological disease for 37 years before her death in December. She and Young spent many summers at their cabin on Lake Belle Taine near Nevis, Minn. (Photo submitted)

business took a hard hit from this year’s extended cold weather.

“It’s been ridiculous,” he said.

“It put us back a month and a half, maybe two months.”

July’s sunny weather and the recent storm damage have increased Stimpson’s opportunities for work.

“If you’re not working, you’re not trying,” Stimpson said.

Eagan native, Rosemount graduate swims 6 miles for Parkinson’s disease

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Honoring his mother’s strength

by Kristina Ericksen SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

A man diving into a lake on a hot summer day is a typical sight in northern Minnesota, but Eric Young’s swim on July 6 was unlike any other.

The Eagan native and Rosemount High School graduate

swam the 6-mile length of the Lake Belle Taine and raised $7,200 for Parkinson’s disease in honor of his late mother.

Family and supporters cheered Young on as he crossed the length of the lake. Friends followed along in a canoe with waSee YOUNG, 13A

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North Trail principal wins Lincoln fellowship Dr. Steven Geis visits Abraham Lincoln’s homeland

by Andy Rogers SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

Students of North Trail Elementary: Your principal wants to see you. He wants to tell you about the law of the land and the men who wrote it. Principal Steven Geis wants to talk to you about Abraham Lincoln and the U.S. Constitution.

Already a fan of U.S. history, Geis spent a week in June in Springfield, Ill., studying Abraham Lincoln through the Horace Mann Fellowship program. He toured the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum and listened to lectures by library staff and Lincoln experts.

“It was an intense crash course on Lincoln,” Geis said. “I’m already thinking about ways I can share it with my students. I’m excited to share the fellowship with the other educators and students.”

He was one of 50 teachers and school administrators in the country who won a trip to study Lincoln with the fellowship program.

“Most people know the last five

his eventual death, while visiting in his tomb.

One highlight for Geis was when he spent a day looking through historical documents.

“I held in my hand a letter written

by Frederick Douglas and Civil War generals,” Geis said. “To be able to read those primary sources was enlightening. I looked at the first draft of the Gettysburg Address.”

He also witnessed a re-enactment of what would have happened had Lincoln not been assassinated.

“They were speculating on how things would be different,” Geis said. “He suspended writ of habeas corpus. Would he have been impeached? I don’t know. It was fascinating.”

The experience was provided by Horace Mann, a multiline insurance Steven Geis company focusing on educators’ fiyears of his life, but this course fo- nancial needs.

Geis was also a Fulbright Scholcused on the beginning of Lincoln,” Geis said. “He was a very complex ar in 2008 when he visited Japan. man. It was a tragic loss of life.”

Andy Rogers at He learned about Lincoln’s child- Email hood; his work on the riverboat, as a andy.rogers@ecm-inc.com. lawyer and as a state legislator; and

Council approves additional fire department funding Increase of $13,000 slated for retirement contribution

by Andy Rogers SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

The Farmington City Council approved the Farmington Fire Department’s request during Monday’s meeting to build its retirement fund.

The council approved a $13,000 increase in funding for the Fire Relief Association retirement contributions for 2014 and beyond with an in-depth review in 2017. To move was in response to a Fire Department presentation during a work session on June 8.

The city’s contribution was $137,000 last year, but the firefighters asked for an increase citing a rise in anticipated retirements.

The 4-1 decision wasn’t unanimous.

Council Member Christy Jo Fogarty expressed concerns that it may be too much.

With state restrictions that cap the levy next year at 3 percent, the council has been careful with increases in spending.

“I would want to annually fund it,” she said at the meeting. “In the next couple years it’s going to balance out. At some point in time it’s going to level out where we’re funding more than we’re required.”

Fogarty said years ago the relief association was well over 100 percent funded when the association asked for an increase in retirement payments.

“Unfortunately, I was

told that not all the members were going to (retire) and they all went,” Fogarty said. “It really depleted the fund. As bad luck would have it, the stock market crashed and put a hard hit on their investments.”

Fogarty said she’s a strong supporter of public safety and the fire department, “but it’s an honest evaluation but the result of those two big events happening in very quick succession cost the taxpayers quite a bit of money and quite honestly probably cost a couple people their jobs. It’s hard for me to want to commit money when so much had to be restored. But that’s no fault of the current members.

“The economy can change very quickly. No matter what, we are on the hook to make sure this fund is 100 percent funded.”

The city pays a pension for firefighters, and about 17 people could retire with in the next few years.

The association could pay out as much as $797,000, worst case, within the next few years.

Joint meeting The City Council will hold a joint meeting with the School District 192 School Board at 5:30 p.m.

Monday at City Hall. The public is invited to attend.

Email Andy Rogers at andy.rogers@ecm-inc.com.

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Man arrested for Farmington man admits to stealing domestic assault, pipes from restaurant toilets Faces felony theft charges for three-county heist property damage

by Theresa Malloy SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

Man in custody allegedly bleaches girlfriend’s clothing located. He eventually complied. Police asked Williams to leave the resiA jealous boyfriend dence, and he allegedly was taken into custody for denied hitting the victim assaulting his girlbut stated he defriend and pouring stroyed her clothbleach all over her ing in anger. clothes in a doThe victim mestic dispute. sought medical When Roseattention and remount Police reports indicate she sponded to a 7:09 sustained a cona.m. call on July Mario Romel cussion, vertigo 7, they came to a Williams and a “traumatic” residence where a tympanic memwoman with apparent fa- brane rupture. cial injuries was recoverA no contact order was ing from a domestic dis- issued on July 9, and an pute with her boyfriend, omnibus hearing is slated 34-year-old Mario Romel for Aug. 6.

Williams of Rosemount, Williams faces three the night before. charges, one felony charge The criminal com- for criminal property plaint details that the damage and two lesser woman told police her domestic assault charges. boyfriend was suspicious The felony charge carshe was cheating on him. ries a maximum penalty He became angry and re- of 5 years and $10,000. turned to the residence al- The gross misdemeanor legedly pouring bleach all sentence is up to a year over her clothing destroy- and $3,000, and a mising more than 125 items demeanor is 90 days and at an estimated $5,600 in $1,000. damages.

Police made notes of Email Theresa Malloy at the damage and tried to theresa.malloy@ecm-inc. get Williams to exit the com. bathroom where he was

by Theresa Malloy SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

Mikael Jerald Carlson, 32, of Farmington, admitted to police he had stolen piping at three Eagan franchise restaurants, additional businesses in Eagan as well as three Roseville businesses on July 5, 2013, and businesses in Hennepin County and Anoka County.

Eagan police responded to three reports of metal piping stolen from toilets in restaurant bath-

rooms on June alert, Blaine police 20, 21 and 26 at responded with Eagan franchise a license plate of restaurants. a suspect vehicle Investigators matching one they observed comwere investigating. monalities on Eagan set up surveillance video Mikael surveillance and that showed a Jerald followed the vemale entering a Carlson hicle on July 5 and white Trailblazer watched Carlson at the approximate time stop and enter three busiof the theft. nesses in Roseville where Eagan police sent a piping was removed from tri-county alert with im- toilets. The detective arages from the tapes of rested Carlson at the the suspect and vehicle. fourth business and found Within 30 minutes of the his nylon bag contained

two screwdrivers and a wrench presumably to remove piping, according to the criminal complaint.

The cost to replace stolen piping at the three Eagan restaurant locations is $1,779.

Fe l o ny theft between $1,000$5,000 holds a maximum sentence of up to 5 years and $10,000. Carlson’s omnibus hearing is scheduled for Oct. 8.

Email Theresa Malloy at theresa.malloy@ecm-inc. com.

Dew Days a success, financially and otherwise Committee paying down debt from 2009

by Andy Rogers SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

One way to measure whether Farmington’s Dew Days was a success is by viewing the smiles and laughter during the community festival.

But the mid-June festival also needs to be profitable if organizers want to keep those smiles coming.

Four years ago, there were a few more frowns than anyone was comfortable with.

In 2009, Dew Days needed to take out a loan from the area cities to cover more than a $20,000 deficit because of low attendance. The community festival took place at

the Dakota County Fairgrounds.

In 2013, Dew Days is back in a big way, and the debt is close to being paid off.

“We’ve had a core group of people working on this for the past four years, and this year was by far the best,” Dew Days chairperson Darla Donnelly said. “We’re hoping to keep paying down the loans. The city and the local entities loaned out money. I think maybe next year we’ll be close to paying it off, especially if next year turns out like this year.”

Two new events really stood out.

The tent for “beer, brats and bingo” on Wednesday quickly filled up with 250 to 300 people.

“Flavors of Farmington” brought out more than 280 people to the beer gardens again on Thurs-

day.

The new bean bag tournament was also a hit. Next year they expect to expand it because of the high level of interest.

“I don’t think that many people knew about it,” Donnelly said.

“We’ll have more bags set up next year.”

The regularly scheduled events also saw a boost in attendance, according to Donnelly. Dew Days featured bed and foot races; softball and bean bag tournaments; a medallion hunt; a Saturday night party in the beer garden featuring the Dweebs; and, of course, a parade.

“There were a lot of very happy Farmingtonites,” Donnelly said.

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Opinion Key to making Minnesota safer: Call 911

by Don Heinzman SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

When Minnesota Commissioner of Public Safety Ramona Dohman was asked her No. 1 wish to make Minnesota safer, she quickly answered: Call 911 right away when you see anything or anyone suspicious, and call at any hour of any day.

Police chiefs in our suburban communities agree. Don’t hesitate to call when you see anything suspicious in your neighborhood. They’d rather have the call and check it out than learn about a crime the next day.

Many burglaries in the Twin Cities area communities have been solved because of “tips” to local police departments.

When these chiefs speak to the public, they preach the need to follow the saying “If you see something, say something,” a campaign being waged by Homeland

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Don Heinzman Security to raise public awareness of terrorism and suspected terrorists.

So far in our area, tips have not led to suspected terrorists. A check with local police chiefs, however, reveals crimes, particularly daytime burglaries, have been solved thanks to tips from the public.

Edina Police Chief Jeff Long recalled when someone saw a teen loitering in a neighborhood called 911 and the teen turned out to be a burglar.

In Elk River, Police Chief Brad Rolfe said a woman got up in the middle of the night, looked out her window and saw a

man peering in the window of another townhome. Police responded and, thanks to a footprint that matched the shoes the guy was wearing, eventually eight burglaries were solved.

Police Chief Mike Risvold of Wayzata recalled a retailer who noticed a suspicious vehicle and on checking it out, police were able to identify and charge a burglar.

Sometimes people see things and don’t want to get involved or don’t think it’s important. For instance, Rohlf wishes a woman had called in the middle of the night when she saw someone pushing a snowmobile trailer down the street. The next day she learned about a theft of the trailer from a house near hers. That thief was never caught.

Bloomington Police Chief Jeff Potts has an amazing network of 700 block captains watching for anyone suspicious.

Four hundred neighborhood groups are organized to keep their city safe. Now

Potts is trying to organize the 2,000 businesses in the city to act when they see anyone doing strange things. Like other chiefs, Potts recalled a tip the police got, resulting in clearing up a number of burglaries.

Long said sometimes we make it easy for burglars by leaving car doors unlocked. He said 80 percent of thefts are from unlocked vehicles.

How will you know when to call police? You’ll know in “your gut” and from experience when there’s suspicious activity.

And like the slogan says, “If you see something, say something.”

You, too, could be a crime solver.

Don Heinzman is a columnist for ECM Publishers and a member of the ECM Editorial Board. Columns reflect the opinion of the author.

Encouraging but limited view of charter public school progress

by Joe Nathan SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

Families may be interested in a new national report about charter and district public schools. Whether they have students attending Paideia Academy in Apple Valley, STEP in Inver Grove Heights, or a district, private or parochial school, the report contains encouraging information. However, the study also has important limitations.

This is the second major national report done by the Center for Research on Educational Options at Stanford University. The first was in 2009. This year’s report covers public schools in Minnesota, the District of Columbia, 26 states and New York City, which researchers “treated separately as the city differs dramatically from the rest of the state.” CREDO says that 95 percent of the nation’s charter public school students live in these states and districts.

The report focuses exclusively on gains in statewide reading and math scores – important but not the only important ways to judge students and schools.

CREDO found: • Overall, gains since 2009 in reading and math.

• Larger increases in scores for African

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Joe Nathan American, Hispanic, English language learners and students from low-income families.

• Gains partly because some lowperforming schools were closed and new schools opened, plus improvements in some existing schools.

CREDO’s researchers recommended closing more low-performing schools and studying “what plans, what models, what personnel attributes and what internal systems provide the appropriate signals that lead to high performing schools.” (The report is at http://credo. stanford.edu.)

So CREDO’s report shows that some charters are helping close achievement gaps. That’s encouraging.

What are the report’s limitations?

First, responding to a question I asked, CREDO research manager Devora Davos acknowledged that the study included “only a very few high school

students in Minnesota and only for reading, because it is tested in grade 10.” This information should have been in the report.

Second, what’s important about schools? Most people think about several factors, such as program, attendance, safety and, in secondary schools, graduation rates.

Bob Wedl, former Minnesota commissioner of education, and I agree that it’s also valuable to know what percentages of a school’s students earn college credits and attend some form of one-, two- or four-year post-secondary program. CREDO’s report covers none of those issues.

The report also continues an unfortunate tendency of some researchers, advocates and critics of district and charter public school: It tries to compare dramatically different schools. For example, Minnesota has district and charter public schools that are arts-focused; Montessori; American Sign Language, Chinese, French, German, Hmong, Russian and Spanish immersion; classical; International Baccalaureate; project-based; online; and “second chance.”

Can we compare gas mileage of leased and rented cars? No, it’s meaningless because cars in both categories vary widely.

The same applies to district and charters. We should be learning from district and charters serving similar populations whose students make significant progress – and not just on tests.

Tom Watkins, former Michigan State superintendent of public instruction wrote: “Too much of the education debate is traditional school versus charter school ... Political rhetoric has never educated a single child. ... We need to get to the point that the only adjective that matters before the word school is quality.”

Tony Simmons, co-director of High School for Recording Arts, an awardwinning Minnesota charter, criticized “this false debate of charters vs. district schools. Each should be used to inform the other regarding best practices and move more toward cooperation and collaboration. ... The question any family or student should have in choosing a school is whether a given school, charter or district is a good choice for their needs and expectations.”

Joe Nathan, formerly a Minnesota public school teacher, directs the Center for School Change. Reactions welcome, joe@ centerforschoolchange.org. Columns reflect the opinion of the author.

Letters Correction A July 11 story about the Farmington School District moving its administrative offices should have noted that the community entrance to Farmington High School will now be at the east side instead of the south.

A July 11 story about elk farming should have noted that the state has two elk hide tanning operations in Duluth and Owatonna.

Sun Thisweek and the Dakota County Tribune regret the errors.

Let’s talk about the atmosphere To the editor: I am in complete agreement with the July 5 letter writer’s call for “features in these newspapers” on the atmosphere.

Let’s have a discussion on how we are apparently back to 400 ppm of carbon in the atmosphere, last seen “some millions of years in the past.” Perhaps the same natural cause then is the natural cause now.

Let’s discuss how the operative phrase has changed from “global warming” to “climate

change.” Nice trick. One could at least debate the cause of short term global warming, but what’s the point of discussing “climate change”? Certainly it’s either getting warmer or cooler. I’ll concede that point.

But we’re talking about cycles in the 10s and 100s of millions of years. Earth has gone through numerous ice ages. In fact we are in the midst of the most current one. The earth has cooled and warmed over the past few 100,000 years.

Even the most ardent environmental extremist would have a tough time blaming that on human intervention.

KEVIN SCHLEPPENBACH Apple Valley

ECM editorial is right To the editor: Congratulations to ECM Publishers for the editorial titled, “Nation’s poor will suffer deeply from food stamp cuts.”

I’ve often skimmed lead editorials, since they didn’t seem to want to rock the boat, but not this time.

The editorial is right: We

miss the plight of the poor who will suffer these cuts, particularly contrasted with middle class decisions to vacation at the Wisconsin Dells instead of Disney World. It is very hard for most of us to truly grasp the meaning of hunger, especially a Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program that provides less than $5 per day per person in food stamp support.

That’s approximately a large latte and two candy bars.

The other side of the Farm Bill was not addressed, which I feel is a major issue. While $20 billion in cuts are being proposed to the SNAP program, $920 billion remained in farm subsidies.

The vast majority go to the largest agribusinesses in this country. Both sides of the aisle lament this corporate welfare without effect. Why? Once again, the influence of money in politics is clear. Highly paid lobbyists, many former legislators, spend numerous hours on Capitol Hill courting former colleagues to retain programs their clients love. Further, some of these agribusinesses pay little or no taxes.

A “wag of the finger”

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goes to my congressman.

He may be silent on the issue, but his silence speaks volumes. This has been consistent for U.S. Rep. John Kline: Hear no evil, neither see nor speak any (unless it’s about ObamaCare). The poor are staring at a bleak future, while the largest of our corporations gather more welfare.

Apparently for the congressman, there’s nothing wrong with that, judging by his silence. We should expect more, and we’ll demand more at the ballot box.

RON COMMINS Eagan

Forever paved?

To the editor: The county commissioner’s letter in the July 12 issue, “Lebanon Hills survey explained,” unfortunately explained very little.

Commissioner Tom Egan’s stated refusal to “idly sit by” while citizens mention his park system’s own survey results and his steak dinner analogy have only served to reduce the level of logic in this public discussion.

The commissioner argues that just because only one-third responded “in support of paved trails” it is not reasonable to conclude the remaining twothirds as being “opposed” to asphalting. OK, then, we’ll restate what is fact: From the survey’s results, two-thirds of the respondents did not in any way indicate being “in support” of paving trails. Any support for paving he feels is within this segment is imaginary until substantiated.

Furthermore, the commissioner then recites a second survey where 66 percent of the respondents supported “trail networks for hiking, biking and skiing” as if further evidence

that the respondents wanted their hiking, biking and skiing trails to be asphalt.

Steak dinner? This is more like: Where’s the beef ?

How were these dots connected?

This has been a public relations fiasco for the planners. I’ve seen many letters opposed to Lebanon’s paving and few in support other than the commissioner, who has been quoted often on the topic. If they really wish to proceed with these park modifications without appearing to be railroading some unpopular master plan, they would be wise to reopen the design process and allow further hearings, input and education.

Nobody wants this beautiful park to become a maze of asphalt. I’m sure that includes Commissioner Egan. The problem is each little bit of development establishes the baseline for the next.

First a small loop, now just a “few” miles. Lights?

Kiosks? The future will expand it from there. Once developed it never reverts.

And it is so rare to have such undeveloped wilderness to experience this close to home.

The motto says it all: “Dakota County Parks – Forever Wild! … but forever paved? Please, keep it as advertised.

DAVID and PATTY SCOTT Eagan

Old rhetoric doesn’t work To the editor: In response to the letter, “John Kline votes regularly against women’s rights,” we would like to voice the opposite opinion.

The proposed legislation by U.S. Rep. John Kline, R-Burnsville, does not restrict women’s rights.

In fact, such legislation

provides women with the truth and options so that they can make the best choice for the baby and for themselves. Since the ruling in Roe v. Wade in 1972, new developments in technology have enabled the medical community to better comprehend a child’s growth and development within the womb.

Research clearly documents that at five months of pregnancy (stated as 20 weeks in the proposed law) the developing child can indeed feel pain. Video documentation of abortion procedures demonstrates this; unborn children move away from the impending needle, which when inserted will cause pain and death. In many cases (also documented), unborn children are delivered in a viable state and extra ordinary means are taken to end their lives.

How does restricting abortions after 20 weeks restrict our rights as women? Most women today know they are pregnant long before they have reached five months.

Those who feel abortion should be safe and rare (a term used by most in the pro-choice movement) should be supporting this bill 100 percent. Abortion after five months is not safe for the child or the mother. Since half of the children aborted are future women, we feel that this bill indeed protects women’s rights.

It is time to stop using old rhetoric in order to continue to sway voters against the facts. Legislation that would protect a viable child is indeed worthy. We believe Kline’s views have been in line with his constituents for over a decade. We will find it out again in 2014.

SHARON BLATZHEIM Apple Valley JULIE ORTH Apple Valley

DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE July 18, 2013

Top student,athlete, friend Taylor Ziebol, 19, killed in Kansas car crash

by John Gessner SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

A nearly 20-year age difference didn’t keep Taylor Ziebol and Jen Waller McDevitt from becoming close friends.

Waller McDevitt was Taylor’s 11th-grade English teacher at Burnsville High School. Last summer, after Taylor had graduated and before she set out for Ripon College in Wisconsin, the pair pounded pavement together, training for a half marathon.

“So we had lots of time together to just pour out our hearts,” Waller McDevitt said. “She wasn’t like other teenagers. She was very mature, very understanding, compassionate.”

Taylor, who was staying with Waller McDevitt’s family this summer, left their Burnsville home at around 7:30 p.m. July 10, headed for El Paso, Texas, with her two younger siblings to visit their grandparents.

Taylor, 19, was killed the next morning, after the family’s Nissan Murano she was driving crossed the center line and struck a semi truck head on near Dodge City, Kan. The crash occurred at about 7 a.m. on U.S. Highway 54. Taylor died a short time later at Western Plains Regional Hospital.

Her siblings are recovering from their injuries. Shannon Ziebold, 17, is doing “great” after having had her appendix and some of her intestines removed, Waller McDevitt said Monday.

She said Adam Ziebold, 15, had more extensive internal injuries and was still under sedation. The semi truck driver, 56-year-old Raymond Noriega of California, was also hospitalized, the Kansas State Patrol reported.

The Ziebols had stopped at a McDonald’s for a “much-needed caffeine break” at about 5 a.m., Waller McDevitt said.

“The semi driver saw (the Ziebol vehicle) and veered out of his way as much as he could, which is what they say saved Adam and Shannon’s life,” she said.

Taylor Ziebol was a high achiever in the classroom and on the soccer field, where she started 15 of 18 games as a midfielder for the Ripon Red Hawks in her freshman year.

“We’re heartbroken,” Ripon

Taylor Ziebol, right, was photographed with her siblings, Shannon and Adam, before they set out on their road trip to El Paso, Texas.

(Photo submitted)

Taylor exuded “positive energy wherever she went, and whatever she had going on in her life, she always came in with that great attitude,” Nicollet Principal Renee Brandner said.

She babysat for several of her teachers and visited her old schools on breaks from college. She sent Brandner an email this winter saying she was switching majors to secondary education and wanted to teach science.

“I worked closely with her,” the principal said. “She was so bright and capable.”

Taylor, whose father died when she was in second grade, often reached out to teachers she was close to during difficult times, Waller McDevitt said.

She has stayed with McDevitts a number of times and babysat their children, 9-year-old twins Arelys and Keegan and 4-year-old Connor.

“As her aunt said, it took a village to raise Taylor,” Waller McDevitt said fondly.

Taylor’s father, Michael, died when she was in second grade.

She and her siblings were going to visit his parents when the crash occurred.

Taylor was involved with Fellowship of Christian Athletes and active in her church, Prince of Peace in Burnsville. She worked at the Target store in Lakeville during high school and on breaks from college.

Her mother and stepfather, Lesa and James Hess, live in Burnsville with Shannon and Adam. Lesa had recently bought the Nissan Murano for the kids to use, Waller McDevitt said.

“I think what’s so hard for everybody to understand is how somebody so alive cannot be here,” she said. “And she had this incessant love for her family. She and her mom were incredibly close. She took care of her brother and sister.”

The Ziebol Family Memorial Fund has been established through Wells Fargo Bank. Checks should be made out to “Ziebol Family” and can be mailed to or dropped off at any Wells Fargo office.

head women’s soccer coach Sam Schroeder said in a statement on the team website. “Taylor epitomized what it means to be a good teammate and a good person. She set an example for us all every single day. We will miss Taylor’s limitless energy, determined spirit, and ever-positive outlook.”

She had strong personal connections with many educators in Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District 191, all the way back to her days at Gideon Pond Elementary, Waller McDevitt said.

“Taylor and I formed an instant bond when she was in my 11thgrade class,” said Waller McDevitt, whose husband, David, is a Burnsville High social studies teacher.

“She would stay after school with me and just want to talk. That’s what Taylor did. She was close to many teachers in our school district.”

She took post-secondary classes for two years, her senior year at Normandale Community College.

Also during her senior year, Taylor tutored two days a week in the AVID college-readiness program at Nicollet Junior High, which she John Gessner can be reached had attended, and did volunteer at 952-846-2031 or email work in the office. john.gessner@ecm-inc.com.

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Education Briefs District 196 Community Education classes District 196 Community Education will offer the following classes. To register, or for more information, call 651-423-7920 or visit www.district196. org/ce.

Introduction to Dog Agility, 11-11:50 a.m. Saturdays, July 20 through Sept. 14, Rio Gran Training Academy, $110.

Dog Sampler, 10-10:50 a.m., Saturdays, July 20 through Sept. 7, Rio Gran Training Academy, $96.

SWAT-Service with a Twist (grades 6-8), 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday, July 22 through Friday, Aug. 2, Rosemount Middle School, $229.

APPLAUSE! Broadway Willy Wonka, Jr. (grades 5-12), 9 a.m. to noon Monday, July 22 through Friday, July 26, Falcon Ridge Middle School, $79.

Piano Adventures Camp (ages 7-9), 2-3 p.m.

Monday, July 22 through Friday, July 26, Falcon Ridge Middle School, $69.

Spanish Camp (grades 1-3 or grades 4-6), Monday, July 22 through Friday, July 26, Falcon Ridge Middle School, $189.

Chinese Camp, (grades 1-3 or grades 4-6), Monday, July 22 through Friday, July 26, Falcon Ridge Middle School, $189.

Space Challenge/ Rocketry Express, grades 1-8, 9 a.m. to noon Monday, July 29 through Friday, Aug. 2, Falcon Ridge Middle School, $109.

Space Challenge/ Rocketry Express – All Day, grades 3-8, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, July 29 through Friday, Aug. 2, Falcon Ridge Middle School, $199.

College news Iowa Lakes Community College, Estherville, Iowa, spring graduate, Amanda Shew of Rosemount, A.A.S., nursing, magna cum laude.

Wichita State University, Wichita, Kan., spring dean’s honor roll, Jordan Hinkle of Rosemount.

University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kan., spring honor roll, Heather Snay of Rosemount.

Minnesota State University, Mankato, spring dean’s list, from Farmington – Melanie Adam, Brittney Brown, Sean Doyle, Lindsey Holz, Amber Hommer, Tia Jacoby, Madisyn McElligott, Steffani Rolston, Miranda Schlangen, Diana Wokson, Nicole Young; from Rosemount – Amanda Anderson, Erika Blanco, Heather Castner, Ben Erickson, Laura Fry, Jennifer Gnerer, Kelsey Magnuson, Nicholas Moss, Emily Nelson, Kyle Quandt, Alec Trantanella, Kayla Wettstein, Alexandra Wyss; from Webster – Michael Bartusek, Tyler Bastyr, Kyle Chevalier.

University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, spring graduates, from Rosemount – Matthew Kesler, M.S., physician assistant studies; Kelsey Rogers, B.S., psychology; Sarah Shervey, B.S., music, highest honors.

University of Wisconsin-Platteville, spring dean’s list, Jesse Wellman of Rosemount.

Bethel University, St. Paul, spring graduates, from Rosemount – René Kowlessar, B.A., elementary education; Derek Parker, B.S., accounting and finance; Elizabeth Payette, B.A., elementary education.

Bethel University, St. Paul, spring dean’s list, from Rosemount – Madeline Johnson, Micaella Petrich, Jesse Webb.

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July 18, 2013 DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

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Newly formed Tea Party group looks to Apple Valley as HQ South Metro Tea Party plans to hold meetings at Bogart’s Place

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A newly formed Tea Party group is looking to call Apple Valley home.

Formed earlier this summer, the South Metro Tea Party held its first meeting June 26 at Stephano’s restaurant in Burnsville.

Because of the unexpectedly high turnout at that first meeting, the group plans to hold its future meetings at Bogart’s Place in Apple Valley to accommodate the crowd. “We were expecting 30 to 50 people, and over 150 people showed up,� said Leslie Henschel, one of the South Metro Tea Party’s several organizers. “We had people standing,

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The group plans to hold its regular meetings at Bogart’s the fourth Tuesday of each month.

The South Metro Tea Party is on the Web at Facebook.com/SouthMetroTeaParty.

Email Andrew Miller andrew.miller@ecm-inc.com.

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Color me therapy offered Eagan nonprofit Art for Everyone provides art therapy to all ages

by Sarah Allen

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we had people sitting on the floor – it was pretty amazing.�

The group formed with the help of the Tea Party Minnesota PAC, according to Tricia Fischer, another of the group’s organizers. It’s one of two metro-area Tea Party groups to form recently – the East Metro Tea Party, based in Lake Elmo, began meeting in April. “The main goal of our Tea Party is to educate with facts,� Fischer said. “Like-minded people can socialize and learn how to be an active voice in our communities. The meetings are open to all – Republican, Democrat, Independent and other.�

The South Metro Tea Party’s next meeting is scheduled for Tues-

SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

People of all ages are welcome to get their hands dirty in the name of art therapy at a new nonprofit called Art for Everyone.

Julie Schroeder, owner of Color Me Mine in Eagan, created the nonprofit earlier this year to provide painting workshops and summer camps free of charge. It offers people a chance to take art relaxation and therapy into their own hands at Schroeder’s local painting and pottery studio.

During the school year, Color Me Mine provides after-school ceramics and clay classes for children in School District 196 and Oakridge Elementary. Every Tuesday and Thursday, children can attend the classes and choose to paint one of 300 different premade ceramics. Each class has a different theme, including movies “Toy Story� and “Finding Nemo.�

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She also aims to provide art therapy for adults who could benefit from the programs.

Schroeder teaches a weekly class to members of Breaking Free, a St. Paulbased nonprofit that provides housing and services for survivors of sex trafficking. Women from Breaking Free attend painting and jewelry-making classes through the organizations’s paid internship and job skills program. Art therapy techniques give these women a chance to cope with their personal anxieties.

Pieces created by the women are sold in a survivor-made boutique, which generates funding for Breaking Free’s programs.

The boutique internship program also provides the women a source of income, which will help them transition into the workforce when exiting the program. “Julie’s passion for and vision of providing access to Art for Everyone is evident the instant you meet her,� said Hannah Theisen, an event coordinator at Breaking Free. “It has been such a joy to work with Julie and to watch the women in Breaking Free’s boutique program blossom in both

their confidence and artistic skill.�

Schroeder said she hopes that Art for Everyone can provide scholarships for the women from Breaking Free and others like them.

Schroeder also aspires to take on new challenges this fall by bringing art therapy to children’s hospitals. Her idea has quickly sparked volunteer interest. “So many people already want to volunteer,�

Schroeder said. “A lot of the children are in the hospital long-term, so they would get their piece back and it would be free of charge.�

While families are already under financial stress, Schroeder wants to provide a free outlet for their kids to relax and have fun.

The American Art Therapy Association’s website states that creating art can increase awareness of self and others and help people to cope with symptoms, stress and traumatic experiences.

Although she is not a specialist herself, Schroeder sees the effects of art therapy on children and adults alike. “I see people are stressed and kids are wound up.

When they come in to paint, it is so obvious to see the relaxation that comes from it,� she said.

Schroeder sees art therapy as taking focus away from the busy surrounding world to a single calming

task. She also believes that art is a child’s way of learning and expressing himself.

Over the past few years, school budgets cuts have greatly reduced art programs for children. Schroeder views her painting classes as a chance for young people to fulfill their diminished creative outlets. “Art has been cut in a lot of schools. Many parents are struggling and can’t afford to pick up art supplies,� Schroeder said.

Art for Everyone scholarships could provide lowincome families a chance to give their children artistic experiences.

Schroeder’s inspiration for creating Art for Everyone stems from her passion to support the community.

Schroeder is active in her church and known at the local food shelf. She created Food Shelf Wednesdays at Color Me Mine, for which attendees can bring in food shelf donations to receive a half-price studio fee.

Currently, the nonprofit has been slow to take off. Schroeder is seeking help from the community through volunteer work.

Volunteers can help with workshops, at summer camps or at children’s hospitals for one to two hours per week. Schroeder is also seeking donations from the community to support Art for Everyone. Interested volunteers and donors can visit www.artforevery1.org.

Email Sarah Allen dc.intern@ecm-inc.com.

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DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE July 18, 2013

Sing along with me

Bret Helsa, song leader and executive director of Minnesota Community Sings, engages a crowd of young and old in singalong at Rosemount’s Robert Trail Library on July 12. Helsa led the crowd in both hit songs and originals, accompanied by guitar and banjo.

Mary Preus (right), song leader and artistic director of Minnesota Community Sings, leads the crowd in a rendition of “My Favorite Things” from the motion picture “The Sound of Music.” She and Bret Helsa provided lyrics for everything from Civil War era songs to Beatles hits.

Preus accompanied the singing with guitar and tambourine. (Photos by Kristina Ericksen)

Seniors Rosemount The following activities are sponsored by the Rosemount Parks and Recreation Department and the Rosemount Area Seniors.

For more information, call the Rosemount Parks and Recreation Department at 651-322-6000.

Monday, July 22 – Bridge, 9 a.m., Do Drop Inn; 500, 1 p.m., DDI. Tuesday, July 23 – Cof-

fee, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Rosemount Cub; Bid Euchre, 9 a.m., DDI; Bunco, 1 p.m., DDI. Wednesday, July 24 – Water Color Painting, 9 a.m., DDI; Card Bingo, 1 p.m., DDI. Thursday, July 25 – Advisory Board, 9 a.m., DDI. Friday, July 26 – Euchre, 9 a.m., DDI; Lunch Out, 11:30 a.m., House of Coates in Coates; Bowl-

ing, 1 p.m., Apple Place in Apple Valley.

Saturday, July 27 – Leprechaun Days Parade, 11 a.m.

The Rosemount Area Seniors “Do Drop Inn” is open to senior citizens 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., MondayFriday. The room is located in the Rosemount Community Center and allows seniors a place to stop by and socialize during the week.

Cremation Society of Minnesota

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The Cremation Society of Minnesota is Minnesota’s largest provider of cremation services.

Society members come from all social, religious, and economic backgrounds, finding unity in their mutual attraction of the simplicity of the cremation rite. They choose to dispense with costly and unnecessary pomp associated with conventional funerals, and commit themselves and their families to this dignified disposition at the time of death.

Our membership plan allows families to make all arrangements in advance, thereby relieving survivors of the need to make urgent decisions while in the state of grief. Preplanning provides families with complete peace of mind, both emotionally and financially.

The Cremation Society Of Minnesota also services Wisconsin

Questions & Answers About Cremation Society of Minnesota Q. How does the Cremation Society of Minnesota Work?

A. The Cremation Society is notified immediately at the time of death. Then the member’s body is transported to the Society’s crematory where it is held until proper medical authorization is secured. The cremation permit is then completed, and the body is cremated.

Q. Does the body have to be embalmed?

A. No. With the Cremation Society of Minnesota’s modern facilities the body does not have to be embalmed.

Q. How do I join the Cremation Society of Minnesota?

A. Fill out the registration form and mail it to our office with a one time registration fee of $15.00 per person.

This fee defrays the cost of setting up and maintaining your records. It is not refundable nor an offset to the final service costs. We will register you and send you wallet-sized membership cards and certificate of registration. Members may call or write us regarding any related questions.

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July 18, 2013 DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

County Briefs

Rosemount Briefs

Clean energy forum in Eagan

bership or VISA gift cards.

More event information can be found at www.dakoMoving Minnesota Be- taelectric.com. yond Coal to Clean Energy, a forum offered by the Si- Job Transitions erra Club, will be 7-8 p.m.

Wednesday, Aug. 7, in the Group meets large meeting room (downDan Day will present stairs) at Wescott Library, “YOU are a Brand!” at the 1340 Wescott Road, Eagan. July 30 meeting of the EasThe evening will include ter Job Transitions Group. a presentation and discus- The group meets at 7:30 sion on Minnesota’s clean a.m. Tuesdays at Easter Luenergy achievements, the theran Church, 4200 Pilot road ahead, and what at- Knob Road, Eagan. Call tendees can do to help the 651-452-3680 for informastate continue to move away tion. from burning coal and towards a clean energy future.

La Semana Culture Camp

Zoo event for members Dakota Electric Association’s 16th annual Member Appreciation Event will be 4-8 p.m. Thursday, July 25, at the Minnesota Zoo in Apple Valley.

Event tickets were included in recent electric bills, or members may bring a copy of a recent bill. Members attending the event are encouraged to bring food or cash to be donated to local food shelves.

Dakota Electric is offering a photo contest for those who want to submit a picture from their time at the event. Details and information can be found on Dakota Electric’s Facebook page (http://bit. ly/14NOuIS), and contestants can win a zoo mem-

campers will learn about Paraguay in “Specialty” –they will experience Paraguayan food, dance and learn about the country.

Camp fees are based on the amount of time parents are able to volunteer.

For more information, visit www.lasemana.org or call Jean Heyer at 612-7013874.

MaxaMom 5K series continues The final three 5K events of the MaxaMom Outdoor Adventure Series will be Saturdays, July 27, Aug. 24 and Sept. 28. The city of Farmington will host the events.

The 5Ks will begin at 12:30 p.m., departing from and finishing at Cow Interrupted Ice Cream Studio, 342 Third St., Farmington.

Parents and their children dressed as superheroes will follow a map to adventure. They will receive certificates of completion, prizes from sponsors, and refreshments provided by the ice cream studio.

Registration is $5/adult, $1/child, $10/family.

Information: www. maxamom.com, www.facebook.com/maxamom.

La Semana (Spanish for “The Week”) Culture Camp will be offered July 29 through Aug. 2 at All Saints Catholic Church, 19795 Holyoke Ave., Lakeville.

The camp is open to elementary through high school-aged children adopted from Latin America and their families.

La Semana includes a variety of activities designed to promote self-esteem and foster an understanding of Latin American culture and history. The children learn Latin American crafts and dances, try Latin American foods, hear Latin American music and are exposed to Search for Mrs. written and spoken Spanish. They also take a “Life” Dakota County class, which focuses on ageMarried women living appropriate topics related in Dakota County can apto adoption. And this year, ply for the title of Mrs. Da-

kota County. The winner will represent the county in the Mrs. Minnesota pageant March 8, 2014, in St. Cloud.

Competitions in the pageant are personal interview, aerobic wear and evening gown.

Those interested in applying should request a bioform at: Mrs. Minnesota International Pageant, P.O. Box 240537, Apple Valley, MN 55124-0537. An online application can be found at www.mrsminnesota.com.

Call 952-432-6758 or email pagunltd@frontiernet.net for more information.

Search engine optimization “Enhance Your Online Presence: Search Engine Optimization” will be presented 10:30 a.m. to noon Thursday, July 25, at Galaxie Library, 14955 Galaxie Ave., Apple Valley.

The free seminar will cover the anatomy of a search engine and how Google, Yahoo and Bing analyze a business’s website and online presence. Tips and tools to enhance an online presence will be offered.

The seminar will be presented by Ben Theis of Skol Marketing in conjunction with SCORE and the Dakota County Library System.

To register, call 952-8917045 and wait for an attendant to answer.

Farmington Briefs FHS reunion for 1960s graduates

Farmington Library events

All 1960s Farmington High School graduates are invited to a reunion beginning at 6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 9, at Farmington Carbone’s (former Legion).

Just drop by.

The Farmington Library, 508 Third St., will offer the following programs. Call 651-438-0250 for more information.

Dinosaur Clay Sculpting with Abrakadoodle, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Monday, July 22. Ages: 6-12.

Registration required.

Microsoft Word 2010,

6-8 p.m. Tuesday, July 23.

Prerequisite: Computer Basics class and/or ability to use the mouse. Adults.

Registration required.

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Ages: 7-10. Registration required.

Blood drive slated July 24 A Red Cross blood drive will be 1-7 p.m.

Wednesday, July 24, at St. Michael’s Catholic Church, 22120 Denmark Ave., Farmington. For appointments, call Marlene at 651-460-6083. Walk-ins welcome.

Highway 3 work to close road Aug. 2-5 Highway 3 is scheduled to be closed to all traffic from 142nd Street West to 140th Circle beginning at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 2.

It is scheduled to reopen at 5 a.m. Monday, Aug. 5.

During this closure, the contractor will work 24 hours a day to complete the installation of the pedestrian underpass beneath Highway 3. Increased noise and lights are expected from the construction activity during this time.

The Rosemount City Council, Rosemount Police Department, and Rosemount High School officials support the road closure as a preferred method to eliminate the need for lane shifts and reduce the amount time traffic will be affected by construction, according to a release from the city.

The city has worked with Dakota County and the Minnesota Department of Transportation to establish a detour route along County Road 42, Pilot Knob Road, and McAndrews Road (a map is at www.SunThisweek. com).

Questions or concerns about the road closure or the underpass project should be directed to the Rosemount Public Works/ Engineering Department at 651-322-2022.

Rosemount offers bicycle skills course The city of Rosemount will offer residents a free bicycle traffic skills course.

The course aims to give cyclists the confidence they need to ride safely and legally in traffic or on the trail.

The course covers bi-

cycle safety checks, fixing a flat, on-bike skills, and crash avoidance techniques. It is recommended for adults and children above age 14. The course will be held Aug. 9-10 at Rosemount City Hall, 2875 145th St. W. For more information, contact Planner Jason Lindahl at jason.lindahl@ ci.rosemount.mn.us or (651) 322-2090.

Those who are avid bicyclists are encouraged to contact Lindahl to share their stories. The city is looking to profile bicyclists’ reasons for riding, how they stay safe and their favorite places to ride.

RHS soccer alumnae game slated July 27 Rosemount High School girls soccer alumnae will play at 4 p.m. Saturday, July 27, in the RHS stadium. More information can be obtained by emailing jvleininger@yahoo.com.

Parks and Recreation programs Register for the following Rosemount Parks and Recreation programs online at www.ci.rosemount. mn.us, at the parks and recreation office, or call 651-322-6000 for more information.

Adventure Play Camp (ages 4-6), 1-3 p.m. July 29 through Aug. 1, Central Park. Activities will include parachute play, puppets, scavenger hunts, large group games, nature hikes and more. Cost: $28.

Busy Kids Camp (ages 4-6), 9:30-11:30 a.m. July 29 through Aug. 1, Central Park. Games, activities, crafts and special events will be incorporated into a daily, age-appropriate theme. Cost: $28.

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Burnsville man, former radio host, gets 20 years for Ponzi scheme A 75-year-old Burnsville man was sentenced Monday to 20 years in prison in connection with the multimillion-dollar Ponzi scheme orchestrated

by Trevor Cook.

Patrick Kiley was sentenced in U.S. District Court on 12 counts of wire and mail fraud, one count of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud and two counts of money laundering, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Minnesota.

Because the federal criminal justice system has no parole, Kiley will spend virtually his entire sentence behind bars. Kiley and his co-defendants, who have been already sentenced, have been ordered to pay $155.36 million in restitution to the victims of their fraud scheme, which generated $194 million from investors.

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June 12, 2012, after a nearly two-month trial.

On Jan. 3, Jason Bo-Alan Beckman, 43, of Plymouth, was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison on 17 counts of wire and mail fraud, two counts of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, four counts of money laundering, two counts of filing a false tax return and one count of tax evasion.

Gerald Joseph Durand, 62, of Faribault, was sentenced to 20 years on 12 counts of wire and mail fraud, one count of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, two counts of money laundering, two counts of concealing a material fact from the United States and three counts of filing a false tax return.

Christopher Pettengill, 56, of Plymouth, was sentenced to 90 months on one count of securities fraud, one count of conspiracy to commit wire

fraud and one count of money laundering.

Evidence presented at trial proved that between 2005 and November 2009, the defendants, along with Cook, defrauded investors by soliciting them to invest money in a foreign currency trading program that they alleged would earn a double-digit rate of return, typically between 10.5 and 12 percent annually, with little or no risk.

They also claimed investor assets would be held in a segregated account and could be withdrawn at any time. Those representations were false.

The defendants and Cook made the investment offers through entities known as Universal Brokerage Services or bearing the acronym UBS. The UBS entities had no legitimate affiliation to the global provider of financial services UBS, AG. Cook operated the cur-

rency program through various foreign currency trading firms, including but not limited to one in Chicago and another in Switzerland.

To induce investors, the defendants and Cook, directly or through others, made false representations regarding the performance, safety, and liquidity of the currency program. They also omitted material information concerning their own backgrounds and qualifications as well as the backgrounds and qualifications of those working for them.

Once investments were made, some investors received UBS account statements that indicated the currency program was performing as promised, while others received checks for “returns on their investments.”

Both the statements and checks, however, were actually produced by the

AG filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against Cook, Durand, Kiley, and others, the defendants began operating their scheme under other names, including those identified by the terms “Oxford” and “Universal Brokerage FX.” They then continued to solicit investors for the currency program, using telemarketing, media spots and seminars in which they repeated the false representations.

Kiley, a former Christian radio host who had a show called “Follow the Money,” solicited investors for the scam through his radio talk show, which was carried on more than 200 stations across the country. On those programs, he regularly warned listeners to avoid financial ruin by giving their life savings to his company for investment.

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Students tour Washington, D.C.

Five students from local high schools in and around Dakota Electric Association’s service area recently returned from the 49th annual National Rural Electric Cooperative Association Rural Electric Youth Tour held June 14-20 in Washington, D.C. Dakota Electric awarded the students an all-expense-paid trip after they completed the application and interview process in March. From left, Zachary Eichten (Rosemount High School), Miranda Lawell (Apple Valley High School), Cory Kroonblawd (Concordia Academy), Anna Larson (Christian Life School) and Brett Johnson (Farmington High School).

(Photo submitted)

PONZI, from 10A Between 2005 and July 2009, the defendants, Cook, and others secured approximately $194 million in investments for the currency program. Of that amount, only about $109 million was actually sent to currency trading firms. About $52 million was paid to investors in the form of lulling payments, and approximately $30 million was diverted to fund the business and personal expenses of the defendants, Cook, and others.

In August of 2010, Cook was sentenced to

25 years in federal prison for his role in the scam.

On July 18, 2011, Jon Jason Greco pleaded guilty to two counts of making false statements to federal agents, specifically lying about assets he had concealed in the scam. He was sentenced to 10 months.

Proceeds from the Cook fraud scheme are the subject of an ongoing investigation and recovery efforts led by the law firm Carlson, Caspers, Vandenburg, and Lindquist, through a previous appointment by U.S. District Court Chief Judge Michael Davis.

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Farmington resident charged with second-degree murder In an Hennepin County criminal complaint filed Tuesday, a Farmington woman was charged with second-degree murder, first-degree assault and domestic assault by strangulation stemming from two incidents with her children in the past four years, according to multiple news reports.

Ashleigh Jennifer Casey, 25, is accused of smothering her 3-monthold son to death in 2009 in St. Louis Park, and more recently holding a blanket over her 8-month-old daughter’s mouth until she stopped breathing.

Her son’s death in 2009

was labeled “sudden infant death syndrome” by the Hennepin County Medical Examiner, but when Casey’s daughter stopped breathing at the University of Minnesota Children’s Hospital in Minneapolis in May while alone with Casey, police and authorities grew suspicious.

According to the complaint, Casey allegedly admitted to St. Louis Park police placing a blanket over her son’s and daughter’s face until they stopped breathing. When asked why, she said she wanted them to get more attention from the doctors.

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On July 25, crews will shift north and southbound traffic on I-35E between Cedar Avenue and Diffley Road to the southbound side of the roadway. The roadway will remain single lane head-to-head traffic up to the I35/35W/35E split until the end of July.

At the same day and time the northbound I-35E ramps at Cedar Avenue will close. Motorists should follow the signed detour bypassing the closure.

All work is weather permitting and could change for inclement weather.

To sign up for the project’s email updates or for more information, visit the project’s website at http:// www.dot.state.mn.us/metro/projects/i35eelkotoeagan/ For real-time travel information anywhere in Minnesota visit www.511mn.org.

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July 18, 2013 DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

Home builders are working hard to keep up with demand for single-family units in Residential construction of single-family homes is growing throughout Dakota CounDakota County. (Photo by Sarah Allen) ty, including work at Cobblestone Lake in Apple Valley. (Photo by Sarah Allen) RECOVERY, from 1A “There’s more work than we can do.”

Residential construction workers are finding increased employment opportunities as the summer progresses.

Residential rise Recent statistics show that residential construction is racing to keep up with demand.

The number of home building permits issued in the seven-county metro area are at a 12-month high, remaining ahead of every year since 2007, according to the Builders Association of the Twin Cities. At the same time, planned housing units in June are up by 64 percent since June 2012.

Demand, interest and prices continue to rise, all positive signs for the residential construction community.

Nationwide, consumer confidence is up. A Mayflower survey found that 47 percent of those polled are more comfortable purchasing a home today than at any other time in the past five years. Pent-up demand is rising and buyers are itching to move.

Dakota County is a home-building hot spot among area counties.

Lakeville had the second highest building permits issued in the metro area and fourth in the state for June. As a city comprised of mostly of singlefamily homes, Lakeville is a high producer.

With 20-25 new permits, Lakeville is constructing major housing developments including Spirit of Brandtjen Farms, Donnelly Farms and Country Joe Homes’ Crescent Ridge.

Tami Erickson, Country Joe Homes sales and marketing coordinator, said Lakeville is filling with heritage-style homes.

“Lakeville seems to have a lifestyle people want with parks, schools and walking paths,” Erickson said.

Permits for single-family homes are up 60 percent for the year in the Twin Cities from 607 in 2012 to 980 in 2013, according to BATC. The typical buyers are families consisting of one spouse working full time and the other part time.

They are seeking four bedrooms and flexible space for their growing families, according to Erickson.

Other cities in Dakota County are supporting new residential construction, including work at Cobblestone Lake in Ap-

ple Valley, Prestwick Place in Rosemount, Stonehaven in Eagan, Riverbend in Farmington and several more.

With a steady increase in public demand, Country Joe Homes has noticed growing opportunities to build beyond Dakota County.

Although the market is showing positive signs, an increase of national construction companies coming through the metro causes smaller builders, such as Country Joe Homes, to remain cautiously optimistic.

Labor shortage Despite expanding employment, both residential and commercial construction businesses are facing a labor shortage. The Great Recession left thousands of contractors without jobs, and they have yet to return to the market.

According to the Department of Employment and Economic Development, in 2006, Dakota County had a total of 11,676 construction jobs.

Years after the apex of the Great Recession, Dakota County was left with 7,599 construction jobs in 2012.

A depleted job pool leaves local builders with fewer resources for quality work.

Country Joe Homes hired a few different construction crews before finding the right ones.

“We’ve hired a couple of framing crews but they are really hit and miss.

They don’t always have the experience we need, and the same quality that we’re used to,” Erickson said.

Increased prices on materials have affected residential contractor hiring.

“We have concerns because the price of land and materials have gone up a lot this year,” Erickson said.

“Builders that have remained in business are happy to be working but they are having a hard time with staffing,” said Wendy Danks, director of marketing at BATC. “There are not as many contractors in the field as there used to be.”

With Minnesota companies searching for skilled employees, neither residential nor commercial construction are where they stood a decade ago.

Minnesota is down 33,600 construction jobs since its peak in 2006, according to Associated General Contractors of Minnesota.

Minnesota construction topped at 132,000 jobs in February 2006, and is down 25 percent to 98,400 in May

2013.

When asked if the residential construction sector will recover, Danks said: “In the residential area, probably not. We will add jobs, absolutely. But there was a bubble going on.

Ideally, we don’t want that to happen again.”

Slow recovery

County, including the recently completed Bus Rapid Transit Red Line running from Bloomington to Apple Valley. Contractors are planning roadwork throughout the fall such as at County Road 5 and Highway 13 in Burnsville and Dodd Boulevard in Lakeville.

Plans are made to revamp a large section of the sanitary sewer that serves the cities of Burnsville and Savage and a portion of Lakeville in late 2013.

Several park trails are also scheduled to be created and rehabilitated in Lakeville, Burnsville and Apple Valley throughout the year.

Other big projects scheduled to increase construction work through the metro include the $975 million Minnesota Vikings stadium in downtown Minneapolis and a 20-year, $6 billion destination medical center involving Mayo Clinic’s campus in Rochester.

The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development projects that the Central Minnesota construction sector will improve by 37.2 percent by 2020.

While residential construction companies continue to grow, commercial construction faces a tougher recovery.

“It’s going to be difficult,” said David Semerad, chief executive officer at Associated General Contractors of Minnesota.

“Contractors have learned how to do more with less and plus, non-residential construction is not recovering as fast as a lot of people have expected it to.”

Semerad sees a positive future for commercial construction if funding is increased.

“There’s lots of infrastructure to build: roads, bridges, water treatment facilities, and other public infrastructures,” he said.

“Eventually, if we get the funding to (build), we will approach or surpass those numbers in 2006.”

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George Tangen, one of four band leaders, anticipates long hours of marching through the heat to be worth the effort. “I do marching band because of the 204 other kids that are with me. I wouldn’t do it if it weren’t for the people I’ve met and the experiences I’ve had. ... We’re going to look back and say that the 90-degree weather was totally worth it for doing the parade,� Tangen said.

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SUMMER, from 1A

When the bus is on time, the referees show up, the event staff is on schedule and everything is running smooth at an athletic event, then they’ve done their jobs. “It’s been interesting,� Summer said. “An AD wears many hats, whether it’s sports information, marketing or the business side of things.�

Chaska is a familiar place for Summer. Farmington competes against Chaska in athletics and activities as fellow members of the Missota Conference. Summer has worked with the school district since Chaska joined the conference in 2010. “I’ve had a chance to meet some of their coaches, and I think there’s some outstanding things about the community,� Summer said.

According to Farmington communications and marketing coordinator Jim Skelly, the district is reviewing the position and plans to begin accepting applications to replace Summer by the end of the week with the goal of having a candidate identified by mid-August.

ton, Summer oversaw the construction of a new Farmington High School building, which opened four years ago.

Last school year Farmington was accepted into the South Suburban Conference for the 201415 school year. “Being involved and seeing those things come to fruition was a great thing,� Summer said. “I’m proud the school district found ways to grow as an athletic program. We’ve done a great job of responding to what kids need.�

During his run, boys and girls lacrosse was added to the spring sports season. The soccer programs also added a B-squad and ninthgrade teams. “I’m not the only personal responsible for sure,� Summer said. “We had a lot of support. It was about having positive experiences for athletes, and getting as many kids involved as we can. All the programs have grown. The youth programs have gotten bigger.�

Summer said the best way to tell if athletics and activities directors Email Andy Rogers at are doing their job is if andy.rogers@ecm-inc. people don’t notice them. com.

YOUNG, from 1A ter and snacks throughout the 3 hour and 55 minute swim. Young says the last few miles were the hardest as his shoulders felt the fatigue. “Whenever I felt tired or beat up, I just thought about how tough my mom was,� Young said. “I knew she was with me the whole time.�

Young’s mother, Barbara Vandergraft, died in December. She had lived with the disease for 37 years. “I think she survived so long because of her stubbornness and fighting attitude,� Young said. “She was strong-willed, tough both mentally and physically.�

When his mother was diagnosed at the age of 41, the 13-year-old Young did not understand the severity of the disease. “I had never heard of it and she seemed healthy,�

Young said. “But in a few years I noticed her develop issues with walking.�

The disease progressed slowly, affecting Vandergraft’s balance and muscle control, though she stayed out of her walker and wheelchair as long as she could, Young said.

Parkinson’s is a chronic neurological disease. As many as 1 million Americans are currently living with it and 60,000 are diagnosed each year. There is no cure. “Once you have it, it takes away everything from you,� Young said.

Parkinson’s disease af-

fects the ability to see, talk, eat, walk, and can lead to dementia similar to that of Alzheimer’s disease. Vandergraft developed all of the disease’s major symptoms, though she didn’t let them get her down. “She was my hero,�

Young said.

When his mother’s health was declining last summer, Young decided he needed to do something. “I wanted to honor my mom and no one had ever swum the distance of the lake before,� Young said.

Though he admits to hating swimming, Young, a seasoned triathlete, began training last November. He also started fundraising through the Parkinson’s Disease Foundation, which was received with overwhelming generosity by friends and family.

Young graduated from Rosemount High School in 1990. The Delta Airlines manager now lives in Atlanta, though he returned to his home state to swim in a special place – Lake Belle Taine near Nevis, Minn., where his great-grandfather built their family cabin in 1902.

The family spent many summers at the lake cabin over the years.

Young felt it was important to raise money for Parkinson’s research. He also wanted to raise awareness of the disease, which is often overshadowed by more prevalent diseases. “I think Parkinson’s gets less attention than other diseases because people can survive with it

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ROSES, from 1A marching band members at the organization’s Eagan location.

Later Saturday night, Jenkins presented the formal invitation and Tournament of Roses flag to the directors and drum majors at TCF Bank Stadium during the Drum Corps International Show.

Jenkins and his wife, Cindy, plan to visit the hometown of all 12 marching bands selected to perform in the 2014 Tournament of Roses Parade. Stops are around the U.S., Japan and Panama.

Jenkins’ worldwide tour not only provides a formal invitation to each band, but offers help raising money for the band members. Between flights, lodging and food for a week, costs often add up to $2,000 per student for the trip to Pasadena.

The costs require creative fundraising techniques and ideas, with support from scholarships provided to select students in need. The RHS Marching Band will host a silent auction in September, baking sales throughout the fall and much more.

Jenkins spoke at the for a while,� Young said. “People aren’t that familiar with it.�

All of the $7,200 raised

by Young is going to the Parkinson’s Disease Foundation.

With the swim accomplished, Young looks ahead to future years of fundraising and says he wants to create a yearly fundraiser in his mother’s name but isn’t quite sure what that will be.

Donations are still being accepted at Young’s fundraiser page at http:// support.pdf.org/ericyoungswim.

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Steve Olsen, RHS band co-director, attributes hard work and support to the band’s nomination in the Tournament of Roses. “The fact is our students work hard with a tremendous amount of community and parental support,� Olsen said.

The band has earned seven consecutive Minnesota State Championships, is an eight-time Super Regional Finalist at Bands of America and is the Minnesota State Fair champion parade marching band for four consecutive years.

Band organizers expect to continue practice beyond the typical endof-season in October into December. The students will practice at the Irish Sports Dome for prac-

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July 18, 2013 DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

Sports Graff takes over for Farmington baseball Assistant, legion coach moves up to varsity head coach

by Andy Rogers SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

For the first time in 13 years, the Farmington varsity baseball team will have someone other than Mike Winters as head coach.

Assistant varsity baseball coach Jon Graff is taking over as head coach for the Tigers next year.

He’s no stranger to baseball or Farmington. Graff has coached in the school district for 17 years. For the past 11, he’s been with the baseball program.

Graff has been a history teacher at Farmington High School since 1997 and he’s also coached soccer, basketball and football.

He’s had a variety of influences, as-

sisting five different head coaches.

“I think you learn a little bit from each one,” he said. “You see what you like and try to replicate it, and sometimes you see situations or how things are done and think about how you might handle it, or do things differently.”

Graff has been with the baseball team for many highlights.

“My favorite memories are, one, just getting out and coaching ball with all the kids that have come through the system,” he said. “But, a couple of specific moments have to be the two conference championships and our trips down to Arkansas as being things I’ll never forget.”

His coaching style won’t be much different than what players have seen before.

He stresses defense and fundamentals.

“I try to get the kids to have high baseball IQs so they can react quickly to any given situation accordingly,” Graff said.

“Doing small things well is a great secret to success.”

He plans on making some tweaks and implementing a throwing and workout program for high school players.

“This should help build arm strength throughout the program and ensure healthy arms that don’t get injured easily,” he said.

Graff also coaches the American Legion baseball team in Farmington so he’s well aware of the capabilities of the players.

The varsity team finished 7-7 in the Missota Conference in the spring and ex-

In pursuit

pects to see many returning faces in 2014.

“It even goes further as our youth programs are seeing higher numbers,” Graff said. “We’re also starting to coordinate the different leagues a little better and I look forward to working with those programs.”

He’s planning on strengthening the relationship with the youth programs.

“I want to teach kids the finer points of the game and help them develop fundamentally to help them reach their goals, whatever those might be,” Graff said. “I’ll always be an ambassador to the game, trying to generate interest, knowledge and respect for the game.”

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Northern Lights volleyball teams do well in nationals Club sends athletes to Dallas, Orlando

by Mike Shaughnessy SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

Dakota Rev Lightning teammates Nick Hoffman (26) and Addison Fugitt try to take the ball from a Grand Forks (N.D.) FSC player during a boys Under-12 game at the USA Cup Weekend youth soccer tournament July 12 at the National Sports Center in Blaine. The North Dakota team won 2-1. The Lightning finished 1-2 in its bracket.

The main USA Cup tournament runs through Saturday. (Photo by Jason Olson)

Notebook: Mike Fritze is UM Crookston’s interim football coach

by Mike Shaughnessy SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

Mike Fritze, who retired as Apple Valley High School’s head football coach after the 2012 season, will be on the sideline as a head coach in 2013 at the University of Minnesota, Crookston.

He was appointed the Golden Eagles’ interim head coach when Paul Miller – also a former AVHS head coach – took a leave of absence for health reasons. The nature of Miller’s health concerns was not disclosed.

Fritze was to be the team’s defensive coordinator this season. He had planned to join the Golden Eagles after the 2011 high school season before deciding to stay at Apple Valley one more year. In 2012, the Eagles went 8-3 and reached the state playoffs for the first time since 1993, when Apple Valley won its second state championship with Miller as head coach and Fritze as an assistant.

The Golden Eagles have several players from local high schools on their roster, including defensive back Lethzee Calderon (Eastview), tight end Adam Eyton (Burnsville), offensive lineman Joe Machacek (Eagan) and defensive lineman Drew Selvestra (Eagan). Jake Neubauer, an offensive lineman from Bismarck, N.D., who played his final high school season at Rosemount, also is on the Crookston roster.

The team will open its season with a home game against Upper Iowa on Sept. 6.

the University of Minnesota men’s basketball roster. The new head coach appears to be setting out to change that.

Pitino recently signed forward Joey King, a former Eastview High School standout who played last season at Drake. King is expected to petition the NCAA for permission to play in 2013-14 because his transfer was for family reasons. If the petition is denied, he would not be eligible to play next season.

Last week, Lakeville North senior-to-be J.P. Macura said he received a scholarship offer from Minnesota. The Gophers will have competition for Macura; other schools to offer him scholarships include Purdue, Butler and Iowa State.

The 6-foot-4 guard had a breakout season in 2012-13, averaging 25.4 points for a Lakeville North team that reached the state Class 4A tournament. He scored 70 points in two regular-season games against eventual state champion Apple Valley.

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She replaces Shelly Lundin, who stepped down after one year as head coach because she will move to Kazakhstan where her husband, former Apple Valley High School hockey player Mike Lundin, is playing professional hockey next season.

Wolff on Team USA Eagan High School defenseman Nick Wolff is on the USA Hockey Under-18 Select team that will play in the Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament beginning Aug. 5 in Slovakia and the Czech Republic.

Wolff (6-foot-4, 195 pounds) is one of six Minnesota players on the U.S. roster. He had four goals and 19 assists for Eagan last season.

Teams from Canada, Czech Republic, Finland, Russia, Slovakia, Sweden and Switzerland also will play in the Hlinka tournament.

Heck goes to Jr. PGA Eagan resident and Visitation golfer Anni Heck finished first at the Minnesota Section Junior PGA Championship on July 11-12 at Chaska Town Course. The victory means she will represent Minnesota at the national Junior PGA tournament beginning July 30 in Potomac Falls, Va. Heck shot 69 in the first round of the 36-hole Minnesota tourney and held a five-stroke lead. She shot 79 the second day but birdied two of her final three holes to win by one stroke.

She finished third in the Minnesota State Junior Girls Championship on July 8-9. In June, she tied for seventh at the state high school Class AA tournament.

Heather LaChapelle was named Apple Valley High School’s volleyball coach this week. Her name should be familiar to those who follow high school volleyball in the south metro; she played for Eagan’s 2001 and 2003 state championship teams.

After graduating from Eagan in 2004, LaChapelle went to Carleton College where she was the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Freshman of the Year in 2004 and All-MIAC in 2007. She Macura gets Gophers played in 355 out of a possible 357 games while at Carleton. offer LaChapelle is a social stud- Email Mike Shaughnessy at A few weeks ago, Richard Piies teacher in School District 196. mike.shaughnessy@ecm-inc.com. tino did not have a Minnesotan on

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Before the trip to Dallas, 24 Northern Lights teams went to Orlando, Fla., for the AAU National Championships. Eleven of them placed fifth or higher in their divisions, and the 17-Red team won the 17 Classic division.

Alexis Romo, who will be a senior at Lakeville North, was one of the players on the 17-Red team.

The 15-1 team took second place in the 15 Open division at the AAU nationals with a roster that included left-side hitter Brittany McLean and setter and right-side hitter Erin Slinde, who will be sophomores at Rosemount High School in the fall. McLean was named an All-American in the 15 Open tourney.

Lakeville North High School head coach Walt Weaver was the Northern Lights 15-1 team’s head coach.

The 16-1 team placed second in the 16 Open division at the AAU tourney.

Players included Lakeville South setter and hitter Jade Tinglehoff, who was named an All-American.

Northern Lights’ 18-1 team was third in the Open division and its 18-Red team placed third in the 18 Classic division. The 18-Red roster included Annie Ericksen and Maggie Larson, members of the Eastview class of 2013, and Garet Miliner, a June graduate of Apple Valley High School.

Teams from Burnsvillebased Northern Lights Junior Volleyball had one championship and two third-place finishes in the recent U.S. Junior National Championships in Dallas.

Northern Lights’ 16-2 team won the 16-year-old USA Division. Local players on the team included Janae Neuenschwander of Lakeville North and Callie Schapekahm of Eagan, both of whom will be juniors in the fall. Rebecca Hawkins of Blaine was the tournament’s MVP. The team was 42-18 in its pre-national tournament schedule.

The 18-1 team, which includes some of Minnesota’s top high school players from the 2012 season, placed third in the 18-1 Open division. Alyssa Goehner, who will be a senior at Lakeville North in the fall, was one of two players on the team named to the all-tournament squad. The team won 62 of its first 65 matches and went undefeated (9-0) on a trip to Italy in late March.

Northern Lights’ 17-2 team was third in the 17 USA division. Players on that team included setter and defensive specialist Kacie Hagen and middle and left-side hitter Alyssa Muelken, both of whom will be seniors at Burnsville High School in the fall. Lakeville North’s Hailey Lonergan and Eagan’s Kelly Madison also played on the 17-2 team.

Northern Lights sent Email Mike Shaughnessy at nine teams to the U.S. mike.shaughnessy@ecmJunior Nationals. Five of inc.com.

AVHS names boys swim coach Apple Valley High School girls swimming head coach Scott Pearson was named Tuesday to lead the school’s boys swimming program.

Pearson replaces Mike McManus, who retired from teaching and coaching in June. Pearson had been a longtime assistant boys swimming coach at AVHS. He has been girls head coach since 2006 and will continue in that role.

“Mike McManus served as the best role model and coach that I

have worked with,” Pearson said in a news release from the school. “Continuing his legacy in swimming at AVHS while developing a new team identity will be a major goal in the transition as the new coach.

I look forward to the opportunity.

Pearson is math trainer and assessment coordinator for Independent School District 196 and is responsible for professional development, technology assistance and Minnesota testing assessments.

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Rosemount Leprechaun Days Rosemount Area Seniors to sell Leprechaun Days buttons The Rosemount Area Seniors The committee connected with are selling official Rosemount middle school art teacher Sue Leprechaun Days buttons now Schmidt to have students work through the end of the July 19on the project.

28 festival.

Michelle said she has been inPeople who buy a $1 butterested in art since she can reton may enter their name for a member. chance to win several prizes.

Those who purchase a button Michelle Buttons are being sold at Quan are eligible for cash prizes of $100 Cub Foods, Terry’s Hardware, and two $50 winnings offered by Kwik Trip, First State Bank Larson P.A., Master Transof Rosemount, Walgreen’s, mission and First State Holiday Station Store on Bank of Rosemount, reChippendale Avenue spectively. and SuperAmerica.

Other prizes, The buttons include gift certifiJULY were designed by cates and other do19-28 Rosemount Middle nated items from sev2013 School student Mieral area merchants chelle Quan in conand businesses such junction with the as Medi-Car Auto ReRosemount Leprepair, MGM Wine and chaun Days Committee.

Spirits, the Guitar Shop, Michelle said she drew Ole Piper Inn, Simple Masinspiration for her original sage, Terry’s Hardware, Quildrawing of a leprechaun from othters Haven and many more. er images she had seen on the Internet.

The fundraising project is one of the “I was surpised I was picked since largest for the seniors. Funds raised go there were many other students who toward programming for activities and were working on designs,” Michelle future expenses. said.

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The medallion hunt will start at 9 a.m. Monday, July 22, when the first clue is released on the front door of Sterling State Bank, 4520 150th St. W., corner of County Road 42 and Diamond Path, and online at www.SunThisweek.com.

Sterling State Bank is offering a $500 cash prize to the winner.

The hunt has enough clues, in limerick format (a nod to the city’s Irish heritage), to have it run until the festival ends Sunday, July 28.

Over the years, the medallion has taken on various shapes, sizes and colors. It’s been green to blend in with grass, red when attached to a fire hydrant and made of wood when placed on a bench.

Medallion-seekers should note that this tradition will continue, along with it being hidden on city of Rosemount park property that can be seen and reached by even the youngest of hunters.

Hunters should note that they won’t have to move, damage or destroy park

property in order to find the medallion.

Official rules and a picture of the prize will be posted at clue central at SunThisweek.com and on the front door of the bank.

Clues will be published every morning at 9 a.m. at the entrance to Sterling State Bank and on the newspaper’s website.

Last year’s winners were Ty, 7, and Aubrey, 5, Hansen of Rosemount, along with a little help from their parents Heidi and Eric.

Ty Hansen found the medallion at the base of a tree in Carrolls Woods Park, which was named for former landowners and farmers Don and Mary Carroll. The tree was next to one of the paved walking paths.

“We couldn’t believe it,” Heidi Hansen said. “I didn’t think there was going to be any way we were going to find it since we saw so many other people out who looked more expert than us.”

In 2011, the medallion was found by the Tucker and Feldsien families of Rosemount in Jaycee Park under a pine tree near the parking lot. The winners were Cole, Korley, and Clay Tucker and Maya and Wyatt Feldsien.

More information about Leprechaun Days is at www.SunThisweek.com/tag/Rosemount-Leprechaun-Days-2013.

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FREE ESTIMATES Lic # 6793

(763) 550-0043 • (952) 476-7601 (651) 221-2600

3500 Vicksburg Lane Suite 400-351 • Plymouth, MN 55447

2620

St. Louis Park: Huge Sale!

7/18-21 (8-4) Afghans, Xmas items, sheets & more!

2749 Idaho Ave South

Bloomington Church Rummage Sale

West Bloomington 7/18-20 (8-6) Furn., sports, music, medical, kitchen, aquariums 8040 Ensign Rd

July 25-26-27, Thurs & Fri (95); Sat (9-12) MN Valley UU Fellowship 10715 Zenith Av S

Bloomington GARAGE SALE Thurs-Fri, July 25-26 (8-5)

5801 West 102nd Street

BLOOMINGTON Large Sale! July 19-20; 8-4 Stampin'up, Longeberger, Blue Willow. Priced to sell!! 9659 Little Road Bloomington Moving sale 7/19-20 8a-5p HH, furn, clothes, toys, sports, misc. 5101 W 84th St Bloomington Moving Sale!

July 18-19 (9-1) July 20 (9-1) 8246 Logan Ave S. Bloomington Multi-Family 7/25-27 (85) Something for everyone! 10549 Lyndale Ave.

Estate Sales

BROOKLYN PARK

7948 Quail Ave. North

Thurs., July 18 (8:30-6)

Large sale - everything goes!

COON RAPIDS

07/20-21 at 9am - 3pm See details: Oldisknew.com EDINA

6700 Ridgeview Drive

July 18-19-20 (7am start) Power & hand tools, fish. equip, lots of electronic parts, HH & sport equip.

Huge 250 Family Sale!

Family of God Church 7/31 (5-8) $3 Adm.; 8/1 (9-8); 8/2 (9-5); 8/3 (9-12) 8625 Zane Ave. North Brooklyn Center July 24 - 27 Brooklyn United Meth.

Church 7/24 (5-8) Pre-sale $3 Adm. 7/25-26 (10-7); 7/27 Sat. 9-10:15 (many items ½

Brooklyn Park N'brhd Sale 7/25-27 (9-5) HH items, cloz, toys, dishes.

Daycare closing - many kids things! 9044 Farnsworth Ct

BURNSVILLE 12916 Welcome Lane July 19th 8-4pm. Tons of Avon jewelry furn, kitch & tools BURNSVILLE 13016 Irving Ave. 7/18-22nd 9am-4pm.Everything must go! Furn, HH, baby &misc.

WEST BLOOMINGTON

Plenty of home decor, kid stuff, new & used fishing tackle, much more!

New In Plastic!! $150 MUST SELL!! 763-360-3829 Almost new office tables.

Good for students. $50 ea.

Pickup only. 952-932-9555 Dresser w/mirror, 7 drwrs, $150/BO. Walnut desk, 4 drwrs, $35/BO. 952-220-1156

3250

Medical Supplies

Electric Lift Chair, like new! Paid $3,400. Asking $1,800/negot. 763-545-7700

3270

Misc.

Wanted

WANTED Old Stereo / Hifi equip.

Andy 651-329-0515

3280

Musical Instuments

Upright Piano, gd cond.

U pickup. Loc. In Living rm $200 952-898-2609

3500

Garage Sales

APPLE VALLEY 13645 Harwell Path 7/2627th 9am-3pm. HH, furn, antiques & college stuff!

APPLE VALLEY 14639 Guthrie Ave 7/1920th 8-4pm. TV, couch, toys, ent. Ctr. Furn, & books

BLOOMINGTON Estate/Moving 7/18-20 (8-4)

3400 West 87th Street

Collectibles, lumber, tools, glassware, furniture

3970

Pets

Tree Service

3 Families 8/1-2 (8-5)

EAGAN Multi-fam! 1138 Tiffany Pt HH, furn, Adlt/kids cloz.

Toys & Misc. 7/24-27 9-5pm Edina BIG Downsizing Sale 7/26-27 (8-4). Furn., misc. plumb. & elect. parts, tools, bikes, free firewood, sm. applcs., sport equip.

5325 Birchcrest Dr. Edina Moving Sale 7/18-20 (8-5) Silver, china, cloz, furn., tools. 7037 Valley View Rd FARMINGTON Huge Sale! 708 Spruce St. 7/17-18 & 19th 8-5p Antqs., furn. & tools!

Fridley

St Philips Luth. Church

Presale 7/31 (5-8p) $5 Adm;

8/1-2 (9-7); 8/3 (9-11:30) Sat - most items ½ price & $5/bag for most Cloz.

6180 Hwy 65 NE, Fridley www.splcmn.org

Hopkins: Rummage Sale Sat, 7/20 (10-3) Old oak table w/chairs, Wmns bike, small girls bike, newer refrig, more! 719 7th Ave So LAKEVILLE 17718 Kingsway Path 7/19-20th 8-4p. 7/21 11-3p HH, cloz, sm furn & Books LAKEVILLE 24320 Dodd Blvd Moving Sale! Thurs 7/25 – Sun 7/28th 9-4pm.

Minnetonka: 2 Family sale 7/18-19 (7-6), 7/20 (8-2) Sport. goods, Go-Cart, HH, nice cloz! 3332 Martha Ln Minnetonka Great Sale! 7/18-19-20 (9am) Tools, furn, cloz, toys, more! 3432 Robinwood Spur Richfied: MOVING 7/18-19 (9-5) HH, Furn., collectible plates, yard equip. See Craigslist. 6708 13th Ave. St Louis Park: Multi-Fam 7/20 (8-4); 7/21 (10-4) Kids, Adult, Maternity cloz, HH, more! 4041 Xenwood Ave S.

3970

Pets

Last Hope, Inc. (651) 463-8747 www.last-hope.org Senior Rentals

N ATTENTIO SENIORS! Senior Discounts

Great Service Affordable Prices

3900

3970

Agriculture/ Animals/Pets Pets

AKC Poodle Standard Pups: chocolate/white, 5 weeks old. 763-434-5303 www.castandardpoodles.com

4000

4100

Family Care Child Care

5100

Senior Rentals

Spruce Place Senior Apartments

651-463-2511 1 and 2 Bedrooms

8100

Manufactured Homes

Burnsville: Rambush Estates

2200 sq ft Manuf. Home One level living. Living rm + Fam rm w/fplc.

Whirlpool tub in master bath. $1665/mo.

952-890-8440

9000

9050

Employment

PCA's

Regency Home HealthCare is seeking part time day, evening, and overnight PCAs to care for individuals in their homes. Help needed in the Mendota Heights and Hastings areas. Responsible for assisting with client cares, food prep, light housekeeping, and laundry.

Must be compassionate, have great attention to detail, excellent problem solving, communication skills, and must have a valid driver's license.

If interested please submit online application at www.regencyhhc.com or fax resume attn: Allison @ 651-488-4656. EOE

9100

5200

Rentals Townhouse For Rent

AV TH! 2BR/1.5 BA, Fplc., W/D, lg. Kitch, $1200+utils. 651-437-8627 LV: 3BR, 2.5 BA, TH. Off Dodd Rd & Cedar $1325 Avl 8/15. 612-868-3000

5400

Houses For Rent

Farmington- 3 BR-2BA Single Family Home -Nice! two avail: $1395/$1495 Call for info:612-804-7591

Lakeville, 2BR, 1BA house in country avail.

Mid July For more info call Wes at: 612-868-5165

5700

Storage

Castle Rock STORAGE 6X 8 just $39 Outside starts at $29 crstoreandstorage@ yahoo.com 651-463-4343 Mini Storage in Great Location! 8X20, 8X40. Call for details. 612-889-8768 Self Storage- Inver Grove Heights-8 x 20 units Secure and Dry: 651-983-7796

6400

Apartments & Condos For Rent

Apple Valley •• Open House •• Majestic Cove Apartments 7472 157th St. W. Apple Valley. Saturday, July 20th 952-953-0100 1, 2 & 3 BRs Great Specials! Free Rent on Approved Applicants!

Eagan 1 BR Furn. Apt w/awesome view. $700 inc. utils, WiFi, 40� flat screen tv. 651-454-7179 Rosemount: 2 BD Off St. pkg. NO PETS. Available NOW. $600. 952-944-6808

7000

Real Estate

AAA Cash For Houses Buying Homes Since 1991 612-801-0065

7600

Help Wanted/ Full Time

Dispatch/OfďŹ ce Burnsville Location Full-time, Mon-Thur 3pm-10pm & Sundays 8am8pm. $13/hr. Must be able to cover other shifts if needed, including days, holidays, Fridays and Saturdays. Must be able to work on your own and with a team. Must be reliable with reliable transportation. Must be able to multi-task in a fastpaced environment with accuracy. Must have excellent handwriting and excellent customer service skills. Must be able to pass a drug screening and background check.

Only serious applicants should call.

Please call 612-816-0568

WANTED Full-time Class A Drivers Home Every Night • EAGAN service area • Starting Wage $18.00 Class A Drivers to make pick up and deliveries in the twin cities area.

No OTR • Weekends off • Paid Time Off Lift gates • Trucks pre-loaded • Repeat customers

** Class A Driver

CDL License, clean driving record. $25 per hour.

612-759-3150

Job Fair, We're hiring Production Team Members! Join us on July 24th from 1-5pm for Foldcraft's on-site job fair! We are located at: 14400 Southcross Drive, Burnsville, MN 55306. To find out more and to be considered for these positions complete the online applications at www.foldcraft.com Cable TV Installers needed in Rosemount and Lakeville area: Great Pay/Benefits, Tools/Truck Provided.

Background/Drug Test required.

Apply online: www.takcommunications.com or call Tait: 303-8825105

ADVERTISING SALES If you consider yourself strong-willed, forceful, determined and persuasive, the ECM-Sun Media Group in Eden Prairie has an opportunity for you!

This is a sales career opportunity for a person with a real desire for success. Commission sales, bonuses, and repeat business. Full benefit package.

Our parent company, ECM Publishers, operates throughout Minnesota, and we promote from within. If you can communicate effectively and want to work for a great newspaper, send your resume to: pam.miller@ecm-inc.com or mail it to: Pam Miller ECM-Sun Media Group 10917 Valley View Road Eden Prairie, MN 55344 ECM Publishers, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and drug free workplace.

CNC Machinist-W. Bloomington machine shop looking for CNC Machinist.Fax resume : 952-944-7872

To inquire, stop by our Eagan terminal, 2750 Lexington Ave S, Eagan Call 1-800-521-0287 or Apply Today Online at www.shipcc.com

Augustana Regent at Burnsville

is a 148-unit independent and assisted living, memory care and care suite facility for seniors. We have a full time opening for an individual with maintenance/custodial experience to do facility maintenance, apartment repairs and turns. We are looking for a team player to help make our department number one in customer service, maintenance and housekeeping.

Duties include apartment turns, carpet cleaning, tile floor cleaning, maintenance and repairs of apartments. Qualified applications will have a good eye for detail, strong mechanical ability, common sense, basic plumbing and electrical knowledge, be selfmotivated and have knowledge of floor care and machines. HVAC background and boilers license a plus.

Interested candidates should send or fax their resume to:

Jim Sellner • Maintenance Director • jsellner@augustanacare.org 14500 Regent Lane Burnsville, MN 55306 Fax: 952-898-7257 I www.augustanacare.org

Community Editor Sun Press Newspapers (ECM Sun Group), publishers of community newspapers in the northwest Minneapolis-St. Paul area, has an opening for a community editor.

The editor will be based in the Osseo office and cover the cities of Champlin and Dayton.

The beat includes general reporting, government news, features, religion, seniors, and business news. InDesign experience preferred. The successful candidate will have a degree in journalism or related area, and experience reporting for a newspaper in an internship or professionally.

Entry level, full time with benefits, including 401(k).

Mail or e-mail cover letter & writing clips to: Aaron Brom, Sun Press Newspapers 33 2nd St. N.E., Box 280 Osseo, MN 55369 E-mail applications may be sent to aaron.brom@ecm-inc.com ECM Publishers, Inc. is a drug-free workplace.

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Townhomes for Sale

AV: Townh Deluxe 4 BR, 3 BA, 2700 s.f. By Owner, $314,000 612-518-0608

7800

CUSTOMER SERVICE BCSI, a business stationery printing company in Burnsville, is looking for an Account Coordinator. We need someone who has graphics/printing education and/or experience with strong communication, organizational and computer skills. Must be detail-oriented, able to work independently and multi-task while meeting deadlines! This is a full-time position, Monday – Friday. Competitive pay and benefits package. Call Stephanie at 952-895-6752 or fax to 952-736-8552 or email at stephanie.havemeier@bsp-mail.com

Health Care

Lowell Russell Concrete

3699 Woodland Trail

Naomi was a stray at 4 years old. She is perfectly housebroken and a real lady in the house. She can be bossy so best as an only dog or a dog friend that is submissive to her. She is good with kids but best in a home with kids 10 and up that are not so hyper.

She is not high energy so this would make a great townhouse dog too. Adoption fee: $275. Call Kathy at 651-402-6223 to meet Naomi or see her at the Burnsville Petco and other dogs at the Apple Valley Petco this Saturday from 11-3. She will go fast! Check all our animals at www. last-hope.org!

5100

Chrysler 17ft, fiberglass open bow-tri hull, Good Cond. *New price $875 612-825-6283

5000

July 18-19-20 (8-6) Granny's Treasures! China, Silver, Coins, Linens, Crystal.

QN. PILLOWTOP SET

14' Tri Hull fiberglass fishing boat, trailer & 30hp Mariner motor. Exc. cond.

763-566-7463 or 612-845-8928 $1195 or B/O.

Brooklyn Park Estate Sale 7/18-21 (9-8) Furn, HH, kitch., nik-naks 8133 West River Rd.

Eagan

Furnishings

Boats, New & Used

Rsmnt: 2 FT opngs, 2 & up preschl, lic, fmr teacher, Rsmnt Elem 651-332-2447

CRYSTAL MOVING SALE! Tues-Thurs. July 23-25; 9-5. 4956 Jersey Ave N.

3160

3720

BROOKLYN PARK 7/257/27; 7am-? Elec Games HH, Holiday, sports, F Cab cloz more. 708 74th Av N

www.bumc.org 7200 Brooklyn Blvd.

3455 Northome Road July 25-26, 9-4; July 27, 9-2.

8040 Ensign Road

Leisure

Diane's Daycare - Pilot Knob & 140 St. Apple Valley. Opngs all ages.Call for more info 612-384-2289

Burnsville LAKEVILLE Coventry Court 17919 Kindle Court 7/17-18 Townhomes Garage Sales 12-8pm., 7/20 9-4pm Es- Multi-Family 7/19-20 (8-4) tate/ Moving Sale! Leath Corner of 42 & Chicago Ave furn, office, dining tbl, buffet, DĂŠcor, Tools & HH! Burnsville Huge Estate Sale: Tools, MINNEAPOLIS furn., kitch., more! 7/19-20 3715 Upton Ave. South (9-5) 1208 East 140th St. 07/20-21 at 9am - 3pm See details: Oldisknew.com Columbia Heights Multi-Family N'brhd Sales ST LOUIS PARK 7/26-27 (9-4) Kids items, tools, more!

2521 Aquila Av S July 18 cloz, HH items, th & 19, 10-4. Furn, collectibles, 50½ & 50 Ave. between household, antiques & misc Jackson & Monroe

WAYZATA ESTATE SALE

3700

price), 10:30-12 ($5 Box Sale) For more info & photos:

NAOMI IS A NICE LADY!

612-825-7316/952-934-4128 www.afreshlookinc.com

2510

Bloomington Book sale for cancer.

7/20 9-3; 7/21 11-2.

927 East Old Shakopee Rd.

Brooklyn Park

Stainless steel side-side refrig/gas range. New. $700/$300 612-387-5447

2420

Lic. #BC626700

Tree Service

Historic Downtown Carver

APPLE VALLEY Moving Sale! 13600 Garrett Ave 7/25-27th 9-5pm Quality furn, antiques, HH, garden tools & more!

See website for all varieties.

Exp. 5/31/13 Limit one per customer.

Credit Cards Accepted

2620

Vintage & Antique Sales

1

Each Yard OFF of Mulch

Interior/Exterior Painting by the Pros Bonded & Insured Free Est. • Senior Discounts

Roofs, Siding, & Gutters

Antiques

APPLE VALLEY Adoption Garage Sale Fundraiser July 18-20 9-4 ea day. 369 Walnut Lane.

$

A Fresh Look, Inc.

2510

3010

Merchandise

8941 East River Road

Will meet or beat prices!

Int/Ext, Drywall Repair

Exterior Painting Many yrs exp. Free Ests. Teacher. Low Rate, Ins. Fred Kelson 651-688-0594

3000

Facebook: The Occasional Shops of Carver

Int./Ext Painting/Staining & texturing. Free Est. 952-474-6258 Ins/Bond Major Credit Cards Accepted

DAVE'S PAINTING and WALLPAPERING Int/Ext • Free Est • 23 Yrs Will meet or beat any price! Lic/Ins Visa/MC 952-469-6800

952-883-0671 612-715-2105

www.DunRiteMN.com

952-461-5155 Lic. 2017781

*A and K PAINTING*

Fully Licensed & Insured

BBB Accredited “A� Rating Registered W/Dept of Agriculture. 16+ Yrs Exp. No Job Too Big or Small

Open 3 Days Every Month!

Thurs (10-5); Fri-Sat (10-4)

Liberty Lawn Care Professional Lawn Mowing starts at $25. 952-261-6552

2420

Tree Trimming/Removal & Stump Grinding.

Dun-Rite Roofing\Siding Locally owned & operated!

Lawn & Garden

2360

Silver Fox Services

New Construction

Water Features & Pavers.

Asphalt Driveways Call Scott 952-890-9461

Tree Service

Free Estimates

RETAINING WALLS

Screened Black Dirt.

Bobcat & Demolition Work.

6-10-15-20 Yd Dumpsters

2620

Lakeshore Property

Lake of the Woods Waterfront Acreage

3-6 plus acre lots with 280'-439' of Rainy River frontage each. Lots priced $99,000-$129,000. Log cabin also available. Possible contract for deed. Visit: www.lakeofwoodsland.com

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Manufactured Homes

Apple Valley/Lakeville border: 3 BR, 1 BA 3 season porch, all remodeled, pets OK. $27,000 Call Dona 612-581-3833

9100

Help Wanted/ Full Time

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Inside Sales Account Executive Join our professional sales team and be proud of the products you represent.

Sun Newspapers has an immediate opening for an inside sales account executive at our Eden Prairie location. • Be part of a winning team • Enjoy selling once again • Thrive in a setting where you can succeed • Take advantage of great benefits • Fun/Professional workplace If you are organized, proficient on a computer, have exceptional phone skills and a desire to learn, you have found your next career.

Send your resume to: Pam Miller at pam.miller@ecm-inc.com

DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE July 18, 2013

9100

Help Wanted/ Full Time

Carpenters Wanted

Established company seeking self motivated, hard working individuals. Excellent pay.

Room for advancement.

Immediately start.

Call Chris at 612-749-9752 Education

Teachers & Assistant Teachers New Horizon Academy in Lakeville is accepting resumes for Teachers and Assistant Teachers. Candidates must have some college coursework completed in Early Childhood Education or related field of study.

For more information or to schedule an interview call Lori @ 952-469-6659 or email resume to 60@nhacademy.net E.O.E.

Enjoy working with kids?

Become a school photographer no experience necessary!

For over 75 years, Lifetouch National School Studios has been "capturing the spirit of today and preserving the memories of tomorrow" with photography. As the largest employee-owned photography company in the United States, Lifetouch fosters a team spirit within the organization that attracts talented and dedicated individuals. Lifetouch employees continue the tradition of providing customers with quality products and services that build long-term relationships. Currently, we have an exciting opportunity for a dynamic, highly motivated Seasonal School Photographer.

Monday - Friday health & dental insurance available employee stock ownership program $250.00 sign on bonus No experience needed.

High school diploma required. Must have use of your own vehicle. Employment is contingent upon background check and driving records check. For more information please call or email:

(763) 416-8626 bwaters@ lifetouch.com

9100

Help Wanted/ Full Time

McLane Minnesota Now Hiring Experienced CDL A Drivers

*$1500 Signing Bonus* McLane Minnesota, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Berkshire-Hathaway, is currently seeking qualified candidates to join our team! McLane, a wholesale grocery distributor, has been in business for over 119 years and continues to grow each year! Our Minnesota location has recently added additional customers and must fill team driver positions immediately. If you want home time, a secure paycheck, and make over $60,000, in your first year, apply now.

Program runs until August 31st.

Drive for the best, drive for McLane!

McLane Minnesota 1111 5th Street West Northfield, MN 55057

mnhr@mclaneco.com (507) 664-3038 Fax: (507) 664-3042 McLane Minnesota, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Berkshire-Hathaway, is currently seeking qualified candidates to join our team! McLane, a wholesale grocery distributor, has been in business for over 100 years and continues to grow each year! Our Minnesota location has recently added to our portfolio of outstanding customers and must fill the following positions immediately.

FT Medical Billing

Local Home Care is hiring for FT Medical Billing. An ideal candidate will have exp. in medical billing, strong math skills, good memory for details, proficient in MS Office, able to multi-task, and work efficiently in small office environment. For details and application/resume information, call Community Home Health @ 952-440-3955.

Get Your GED NOW! Prep and Test

Send resume/call/apply in person to: ENDRES SERVICES INC 13420 Courthouse Blvd.

Rosemount, MN 55068

If you are interested in joining the McLane Team please email or fax your resume, stop in to fill out an application.

McLane Minnesota 1111 5th Street West Northfield, MN 55057 Fax (507) 664-3042 mnhr@mclaneco.com EOE/M/F/D

Warehouse/ Packaging/ Assembly/ Seasonal Workers

We’re

bigger Sun•Thisweek Classifieds

952-846-2000 9200

South metro area. Car req'd.

KDS Cleaning Inc. Email resume to: kjroehl@comcast.net or call 952-831-5178

Maintenance

Cedar Knolls Manufactured Home Community seeking FT maintenance staff member.

Starting pay $13.00 to $13.50 per hour plus benefits including 401K. Please call Paul at: 952-431-5771 or email resume to: paul_kellen@ equitylifestyle.com Midwest Veterinary Supply in Lakeville seeks a FT Credit & Collections Assistant. Must have general knowledge of AR and 3+ yrs customer service exp.

Medical, Dental, Life, Short/Long-term disability, paid holidays, PTO, 401k. Apply online at http://www.candidatelink.com/MidwestVeterinarySupply EOE

NOW HIRING! Forklift Warehouse Production Labor Call Today 952-303-3042

Fax: 651-437-0394 Attn: Bill Email: bfischer@ endresprocessing.com

Help Wanted/ Part Time

I35W & Cliff Road

9250

Help Wanted/ Full & Part Time

Houseaides FT & PT

Community Assisted Living is looking for FT, PT & Weekend Houseaides to work in our residential homes taking care of 5/6 Seniors in Farmington & Apple Valley. We have openings on Evenings and Awake Overnights. All shifts include E/O wkend.

Previous direct care exp. is preferred.

Call 952-440-3955 for application address.

Servers & Cooks Carbone’s Pizza and Pub is now hiring

9900

Vans, SUVs, & Trucks

Ford 250 1996 Mint, S. Cab, new tires & brakes.

Low miles.

612-710-4395

9999

Classified Misc./ Network Ads

!!OLD GUITARS WANTED!!

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We are seeking

OTR CDL flat bed drivers Based in Fridley, MN but drivers are allowed to take their truck home.

Highlights: • Signing Bonus.

• Home weekly if needed or can run longer for a high income.

• Drivers are allowed to take their trucks home.

• Excellent Benefits, food and clothing allowance.

• We run 2011 and newer well maintained equipment.

• We can accommodate one small pet.

The company runs paper logs with an excellent safety record.

Compensation: After probationary period we offer full benefits including low cost health insurance, food and clothing allowance. All breakdown time is paid on an hourly basis and driving will be pay based on percentage of load. A salary review is completed after 125 days and the first year with the potential for salary increases.

Requirements: • Must have a CDL A license with one year of experience. Will consider military driving experience.

• Must be able to handle chaining, strapping and tarping flat bed loads.

• Must be able to pass a background check and full physical.

Contact Pete: psandmann@ctm-truck.com or 763-571-9508

Apply in person at 14550 South Robert Trail, Rosemount, MN 55068

9500

Automotive

9600

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Zoo as part of Subway Music in and the Burnsville Performing Join other 55-plus adults at the Zoo. Tickets: $56. Informa- Arts Center. the Eagan Art House to create tion: www.mnzoo.com/musicin“Seeing in Watercolor,” an beaded jewelry. The Jewelry thezoo. exhibit by the Ginnie Adams Wa- Club meets on the third Friday of Chris Isaak, 7:30 p.m. Mon- tercolor Group, runs through Aug. each month from 1-3 p.m. Inforday, July 22, in the amphitheater 1 at Lawshe Memorial Museum, mation: 651-675-5500. at the Minnesota Zoo as part of 130 Third Ave. N., South St. Paul.

Soy candle making classes Subway Music in the Zoo. Tick- Information: 651-552-7548. held weekly in Eagan near 55 ets: $54. Information: www.mn“Lines of New York” pho- and Yankee Doodle. Call Jamie zoo.com/musicinthezoo. tography exhibit by Dean Seaton at 651-315-4849 for dates and Ticket to Brasil, 7 p.m. runs throughout July at Dunn times. $10 per person. Presented Wednesday, July 24, as part of Bros. Coffee, 1012 Diffley Road, by Making Scents in Minnesota. the Wednesday in the Park Con- Eagan. Meet the artist 2-4 p.m.

Country line dance classes cert Series at Civic Center Park, Saturday, July 20. Seaton’s “My held for intermediates Mondays 75 Civic Center Parkway, Burns- Minnesota” exhibit will be on 1:30-4 p.m. at Rambling River ville. Free. display throughout August.

Center, 325 Oak St., Farmington, Rocket Club Band, 7 p.m. $5/class. Call Marilyn 651-463Thursday, July 25, in the Central Theater 7833.

Park amphitheater, Rosemount.

“Peter Pan,” July 17-21, July Country line dance classes Sponsored by Rosemount Area 24-28, July 31-Aug. 3, Eagan on Wednesdays at the Lakeville Arts Council. Free.

Summer Community Theatre, Ea- Senior Center, 20110 Holyoke Music in Kelley Park featur- gan High School auditorium. En- Ave. Beginners, 9-10 a.m.; Ining Michael Monroe, 6-9 p.m. Fri- ter lower east lot. Tickets: $15 for termediate, 10 a.m. to noon. $5/ day, July 26, at Kelley Park, 6855 age 13 and older, $10 for children class. Call Marilyn 651-463-7833.

Fortino St., Apple Valley. Free. age 12 and younger. Box office The Lakeville Area Arts CenFood and beverages available for open from 4-6 p.m., 651-683- ter offers arts classes for all ages, purchase.

6964. www.lakevillemn.gov, 952-985Dave Koz & Friends, 7:30 “The Music Man,” 7:30 p.m. 4640. p.m. Friday, July 26, in the amphi- July 26-27, Aug. 2-3 and Aug. Rosemount History Book theater at the Minnesota Zoo as 9-10; 2 p.m. July 28, Aug. 4 and Club meets 6:30-8 p.m. the secpart of Subway Music in the Zoo. Aug. 11; Northfield Arts Guild ond Tuesday of each month at Tickets: $47. Information: www. Theater, 411 Third St., Northfield. the Robert Trail Library. Informamnzoo.com/musicinthezoo.

Tickets: $15 for adults, $10 for tion: John Loch, 952-255-8545 or Brian Wilson with Al Jardine students and seniors. Informa- jjloch@charter.net. & David Marks, 7:30 p.m. Satur- tion: 507-645-8877, www.northday, July 27, in the amphitheater fieldartsguild.org. at the Minnesota Zoo as part of Subway Music in the Zoo. Tick- Workshops/classes/other ets: $75 and $62. Information: MacPhail Center for Music www.mnzoo.com/musicinthe- offers summer camps for stuzoo. dents ages 3-18. Information: Q The Clique, 7 p.m. Sun- www.macphail.org or 612-321day, July 28, as part of Sunday 0100.

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Saturday, July 20 Minnesota Twins Play Ball! clinic, Fredrickson Field, Elko New Market (at Eagle View Elementary in case of inclement weather). Ages 6-9, 10 a.m. Ages 10-16, 11:30 a.m. Information: www.twinsbaseball/community or 1-800-33-TWINS. Free cat claw clipping clinic

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the event include mystery writer Susan Koefod, young-adult author Cristina Oxtra, and Connie Clair Szarke, an author of historical fiction.

Joel Arnold, the Savage Arts Council’s literary

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director and the author of “Bedtime Stories for the Apocalypse,” is also scheduled to deliver talks both days of the fair.

This is the second annual Minnesota River Arts Fair. Turnout at the inaugural event last year was about 3,000, said Savage Arts Council Chair Denise Baerg, and this year organizers are planning for 5,000 people to attend.

In addition to the Literary Landing, the fair will include more than 50 artists displaying their work, a painting competition, children’s art activities, and costumed historic interpreters.

The full schedule is at www.mnriverartsfair.org.

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Thisweekend Okee Dokee

Sawtooth features two sets of brothers – Clint, Luke and Shane Birtzer of Rosemount, along with Jesse and Ethan Moravec of Rochester – and combines traditional and contemporary bluegrass, classic country and even a dash of 70s-era rock. (Photo submitted)

Bluegrass brings brothers together Rosemount’s Sawtooth featured at bluegrass festival

by Andrew Miller SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE

The Rosemount Bluegrass Americana Festival this weekend will feature some familiar faces.

Rosemount’s own Sawtooth bluegrass band returns to this year’s festival as the closing act on Saturday, July 20, at the city’s Central Park Amphitheater.

The five-piece band features two sets of brothers – Clint, Luke and Shane Birtzer of Rosemount, along with Jesse and Ethan Moravec of Rochester – and combines traditional and contemporary bluegrass, classic country and even a dash of 70s-era rock.

Sawtooth took first place at the 2008 Minnesota Bluegrass and Old-Time Music Association’s “Race for a Place” band contest, and last summer saw the release of “Gunflint Trail,” the band’s fourth album.

This newspaper spoke recently with fiddler Luke Birtzer about the band’s influences, the appeal of bluegrass and what the future holds for Sawtooth.

How did the band get its name?

We are named after the Sawtooth Mountains in northeastern Minnesota. That region has long been a favorite spot for us to camp, canoe and fish, so we were proud to

take it as the name of our band.

Who are some of the band’s musical influences?

We are inspired as a band by Bill Monroe, Dailey and Vincent, the Grascals, and Nickel Creek, to name a few.

And we have also been guided by Monroe Crossing, whose mandolin player is the step-dad of the three Birtzer brothers.

Why bluegrass? What’s appealing to you about the genre?

Personally, bluegrass has always impressed me with its down-to-earth nature and musicianship. I think the genre boasts some of the finest musicians, singers and songwriters in the world that play music from the heart. I think newcomers to it would be surprised at how dynamic it is.

What’s it like playing with your brothers in a band – any sibling rivalry?

There may have been some sibling rivalry early on, but we’ve grown past that. I believe working together as a band has matured us all greatly.

What do the five members of Sawtooth do when they’re not rehearsing and performing?

When we’re not performing, you might find us fishing together or playing games together.

Otherwise, we’re at our other jobs.

Luke and Shane work

The Okee Dokee Brothers will be bringing their kids-oriented folk and bluegrass music to Apple Valley’s Galaxie Library on Friday, July 26. The Grammy-winning duo comprised of Joe Mailander and Justin Lansing caters to young audiences with its witty lyrics and off-the-wall humor. The concert runs from 10:30-11:15 a.m. and there’s no cost to attend. More information is at www.co.dakota.mn.us/libraries. (Photo submitted)

at LearningRx as brain trainers, Clint works at the U of M, and Ethan plays bass for his church, Substance.

This fall, Luke goes to Hamline University for digital media arts, Clint and Ethan go back to the U of M for journalism and mathematics, respectively, and Jesse has already completed another linguistics degree.

Is the band planning another album after “Gunflint Trail?” What does the future hold?

We will be playing music as much and for as long as we can. So naturally, we will be heading back into the studio again, but we have not formally decided when.

• The Rosemount Bluegrass Americana Festival runs this weekend, July 18-21, in Central Park.

The full lineup of performers is at www.bluegrassamericanaweekend. com.

Bluegrass fans will have other chances to see Sawtooth this summer.

The band is scheduled to play the Forest Lake bluegrass festival on July 27, and on Aug. 10 Sawtooth will take the stage of the Olde Pine Theatre in Pine Island. More about the band is at www. sawtoothbluegrass.com.

Whole lotta shakin’ The Elvis Experience – featuring Elvis tribute artists Tommy Marcio (pictured) and his dad Steve Marcio – is bringing its hip-swiveling stage show to Eagan Market Fest on Wednesday, July 24. Following the 4 p.m. Elvis concert, the Rockin’ Hollywoods will perform their “Solid Gold Rock & Roll” show, featuring pop hits from the 1950s to the 1980s, from 5:30-8 p.m. Admission is free to Eagan Market Fest, a weekly farmers market and community festival held throughout the summer at Eagan’s Central Park festival grounds. More about Market Fest is at www.cityofeagan. com. (File photo)

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Friday, July 19 Share A Can Food Drive, starting today people can bring nonperishable food items and donations to Cub Foods, then to its float during the Grand Parade or to the Leprechaun Days Info Booth at the Central Park Shelter during the Midsummer Faire.

Donations will go to 360 Communities and the CAP Agency.

Puppets in the Park, 9:30 a.m. Camfield Park, 10:15 a.m. Connemara Park, 11 a.m. Bloomfield Park, 11:45 a.m. Jaycee Park. Sponsored by Rosemount Parks & Recreation. Info: Rosemount Parks & Recreation 651-322-6000.

500 Card Tournament, Rosemount Community Center, 6:45 p.m. sign-in, 7 p.m. start, $1 per player.

Sponsored by Rosemount Area Seniors and First State Bank of Rosemount. Info: Mel at 651-3222210.

Bluegrass Americana Square Dance, 7-9 p.m., Central Park, music by the Eelpout Stringers, www. rosemountaac.org.

Saturday, July 20 Run for the Gold, 7 a.m. registration, 8 a.m. first start time, Rosemount Community Center. 1-mile or 4-mile routes, pre-register by July 16: $12 for 14-under, $16 for 15-older. Day of race registration: $15 for 14-under, $20 for 15-older, free Youth Shamrock Sprint and Fitness Walk. Sponsored by Rosemount Parks & Recreation, Scott Chiropractic, Runner’s Gate in Lakeville & Bruegger’s Bagels.

Info: Rosemount Parks & Recreation 651-322-6000.

American Red Cross Blood Drive, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Walgreen’s, 15034 Shannon Pkwy. Free blood pressure checks, coloring contest, hot dogs. Info: 651-322-6603.

Free Yoga Class, 9:30 a.m., Central Park Amphitheater. Family-friendly class is being organized

by Clear Light Yoga & Enrichment Center. People are encouraged to bring a yoga mat or beach towel and a water bottle. Info: 651-423-2468.

Moon Coin Ceili Dancers, 2-3 p.m., Robert Trail Library, 14395 S. Robert Trail. Irish step dance performance with group participation. Info: 651480-1200.

Bluegrass Americana Festival, 5 p.m., Central Park Amphitheater, band lineup: Sawtooth, Cousin Dad, Ivory Bridge and Cactus Blossoms, www. rosemountaac.org.

Euchre Card Tournament, 6:45 p.m. sign-in, 7 p.m. start, Rosemount Community Center, $1 per player. Sponsored by Rosemount Area Seniors and First State Bank of Rosemount. Info: Mel at 651322-2210.

Sunday, July 21 Wiffle Ball Tournament, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Rosemount High School athletic fields. Teams of four players each may register for RHS Baseball Boosters event by July 14 at www.rosemountbaseball.com, $40/team. Age groups will be assigned at the field.

Free Open Skating, 1:30-3 p.m., at Rosemount Arena. Info: 651-322-6001.

Kiddie Parade, registration at 5 p.m., parade at 5:30 p.m., NEW LOCATION: United Methodist Church, Camfield Park, 14770 Canada Ave. Prizes will be awarded and treats provided. Sponsored by Rosemount Lions. Info: 952-985-0901.

Bluegrass Americana Festival: Roots Music Fest, 6 p.m., Central Park Amphitheater, Rosemount’s own Break Even and Julie Johnson & No Accounts, www.rosemountaac.org.

Monday, July 22 Leprechaun’s Lost Medallion Hunt, prize $500 cash, 7-day hunt, for rules and first clue released Monday, July 22, at 9 a.m. and daily until the medallion is found, go to Sterling State Bank, 4520 150th St. W., front door and online at www.SunThisweek. com.

Kids Dance, 5-7 p.m., Rosemount American Legion Hall, 14590 Burma Ave. Ages 10 and under,

food, drinks, door prizes, donations for food shelf accepted. Info: 651-423-3380.

3-on-3 Boys Basketball Tournament, 5:309:30 p.m. (same time on July 24), Rosemount High School. For fifth-graders through adults with multiple divisions. Register $50/team by July 12 at High School Boys page at www.rosemountbasketball. com.

Sidewalk Chalk Contest, 6-8 p.m., Rapp Chiropractic, 15170 Chippendale Ave. Ages 2-16 may pre-register for spots by calling 651-423-2900. Prizes and freeze pops.

Irish Storytime, 7-7:45 p.m., Robert Trail Library, 14395 S. Robert Trail. Stories, jigs, rhymes and crafts will celebrate Irish heritage. Info: 651480-1200.

Rosemount Community Band Concert, 7 p.m., Central Park Amphitheater. People are encouraged to bring lawn chairs and blankets.

Tuesday, July 23 Rosemount Photo Contest, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Rosemount Steeple Center, public viewing and People’s Choice Award voting, Info at www. ci.rosemount.mn.us/parks or call 651-322-6000.

Blarney Stone Hunt, 1 p.m., Jaycee Park. Participants will have a chance to collect colored rocks to trade in for real money. Age groups (4 and under, 5-7 and 8-12). Open to Rosemount residents only.

Stay for a free party with a DJ. Sponsored by CF Industries & Rosemount Parks & Recreation. Info: 651-322-6000.

Zumba and Latin Dance Event, 5-6:15 p.m., Central Park skating rink. Instructors from Olympus 24 Health & Fitness will offer high energy, calorieburning fitness party. Info: 651-322-5552.

Bathtub Races and Family Fun Night, 5 pm., races at 6:30 p.m., Central Park. Three-person teams race bathtubs on wheels through an obstacle course while water balloon are tossed at them by spectators. Do not bring your own water balloons as they will be sold (5 for $1) to raise money for One Rosemount Feeding Families. Info: 651-423-2566.

Rosemount Family Resource Center Leprechaun Days Picnic, 5-7 p.m., 360 Communities Rosemount Family Resource Center, 14521 Cimarron Ave.. Free walking tacos, root beer floats, facepainting, activities. Info: 651-322-5113.

Wednesday, July 24 Rosemount Photo Contest, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Rosemount Steeple Center, public viewing and People’s Choice Award voting, Info at www. ci.rosemount.mn.us/parks or call 651-322-6000.

Wet ’n’ Wild Day, Jaycee Park, ages 4-6 10:30 a.m.-noon, must arrive before 10:30 a.m. to register; ages 7-12, 1:30-3:30 p.m., must arrive before 1:30 p.m. to register, no late arrivals will be accepted.

Open to Rosemount residents only. Sponsored by Rosemount Fire Department and Rosemount Parks & Recreation. Info: 651-322-6000.

Community Appreciation Cookout, 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., Merchants Bank, 15055 Chippendale Ave. W. Free cookout. Info: 651-423-5000.

Kids Hula Hoop Contest, 2-3 p.m., Rosemount Eye Clinic parking lot. Prizes for all and special prizes for those who win their age group. Info: 651-4233300.

Family Bingo, 1-3 p.m. and 4-6 p.m., Rosemount American Legion, 14590 Burma Ave. All ages but those 18 and under must be accompanied by an adult, $5 for eight games. Bring an item for the food shelf and receive a free dauber. Info 651-4233380.

Velvet Tones Root Beer Floats, 3-7 p.m., American Legion outdoor pavilion, 14590 Burma Ave. The senior singing group’s only fundraiser of the year. Floats are $1.50 each or four for $5. Info: 651-334-3467.

3-on-3 Boys Basketball Tournament, 5:309:30 p.m. (same time on July 22), Rosemount High School. For fifth-graders through adults with mul-

tiple divisions. Register $50/team by July 12 at High School Boys page at www.rosemountbasketball. com.

Trike, Big Wheel and Scooter Race, registration 5:30 p.m., races 6 p.m., Rosemount American Legion, 14590 Burma Ave. Ages 3-8, grilled burgers and hot dogs. Info 651-423-3380.

Penny Scramble, following the kiddie races, Rosemount American Legion, 14590 Burma Ave. Ages 3-8, winners receive $50 gift from Vermillion State Bank. Info: 651-423-3380.

Pickleball Lessons and Demonstration, 6 p.m. to dusk, Claret Park, behind Cub Foods. Free event with paddles and balls provided. Info: Terry Taylor 612-749-3600 or tomturck@charter.net.

Thursday, July 25 Youth Fishing Derby, registration starts at 9 a.m., Schwarz Pond Park. Pre-fishing and warm-up is scheduled from 9-9:45 a.m. The contest will run from 10-11 a.m. Open to youths 13 years of age and under, children under 8 must be accompanied by an adult, awards, prizes. Event status, 651-3226020, choose #6. Sponsored by CF Industries and Rosemount Parks & Recreation. Info: 651-3226000.

Rosemount Photo Contest, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Rosemount Steeple Center, public viewing and People’s Choice Award voting. Info at www. ci.rosemount.mn.us/parks or call 651-322-6000.

2013 NHL Player Charity Game, 5-8:30 p.m., Rosemount Community Center and Arena, 13885 S. Robert Trail. Proceeds to Minnesota Sled Hockey Association, Caneff Family Scholarships and Rosemount boys hockey. Autographs in Banquet Hall, 5:30-6:30 p.m., silent auction, door prizes, game at 7 p.m. Tickets are $30. Ticket sales at rosemounthockey.com or from any RHS boys hockey player.

Family Fun Night, 5-10:30 p.m., Central Park.

Amusement rides, food, games and entertainment, Central Park Amphitheater.

Full Bingo Session, doors open at 6 p.m., session at 7 p.m., Rosemount American Legion, 14590 Burma Ave., $10 per pack, electronic machines available, 18-plus. Info: 651-423-3380.

Leprechaun Days Entertainment, 6:30-10:30 p.m., Central Park Amphitheater, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Kidsdance Productions DJ music, 8:30-10:30 p.m. music by Rocket Club.

Celts Beer Garden, 5-10:30 p.m., Central Park, www.Celts-Pub.com/facebook.

Rosemount Photo Contest, 7 p.m., Rosemount Steeple Center, photo presentation and awards display. Info at www.ci.rosemount.mn.us/ parks or call 651-322-6000.

Friday, July 26 Puppets in the Park, 9:30 a.m. Camfield Park, 10:15 a.m. Connemara Park, 11 a.m. Bloomfield Park, 11:45 a.m. Jaycee Park. Sponsored by Rosemount Parks & Recreation. Info: Rosemount Parks & Recreation 651-322-6000.

Midsummer Faire and Amusement Rides, 5-11 p.m., Central Park. Food, games and business booths.

Celts Beer Garden, 5-11 p.m., Central Park, www.Celts-Pub.com/facebook.

Steak Fry Under the Stars, 5 p.m. until gone, Rosemount American Legion, 14590 Burma Ave., $12.50 with baked potato, beans and roll; karaoke inside at 9 p.m. Info: 651-423-3380.

Leprechaun Days entertainment, 7-11 p.m., Central Park Amphitheater, music by Arch Allies, hip-hop dance group at 6:30 p.m.

Rockin’ at the Legion, 7-11 p.m., Rosemount American Legion parking lot, 14590 Burma Ave. Live music by Bad Girlfriends. Info 651-423-3380.

Saturday, July 27 Insanity Street Workout, 8:30 a.m. registration, 9:30-10:30 a.m. workout, Nickie Carrigan Fitness Warehouse, 3065 145th St. All ages and fitness levels. Info: www.NickieCarriganFitness.com or call

651-983-8368 to register.

Grand Day Parade, 11 a.m. start at Rosemount High School. Info: (651) 423-4603. Bring canned goods for local food shelf drive.

Lightin’ Up Family Block Party, following parade until 3:30 p.m., Lighthouse Church, 3285 144th St. W. Free food, petting zoo, music, inflatables and more. Info worldwidelighthouse.com or 651-4232566.

Rosemount Photo Contest, noon-4 p.m., Rosemount Steeple Center, public display of awarded photos. Info at www.ci.rosemount.mn.us/ parks or call 651-322-6000.

BBQ Chicken & Corn Feed, noon until gone, Rosemount American Legion Pavillion, 14590 Burma Ave., $7, Info: 651-423-3380.

Rosemount Plaza Open House, noon to 6 p.m., Rosemount Plaza parking lot and building, 14555 S. Robert Trail. Live music, food trucks, pine derby racing, sponsored by Gerenza Properties.

Info: 651-895-3535.

Friends of the Robert Trail Library Book Giveaway, 1-3 p.m., Robert Trail Library, 14395 S. Robert Trail. Children and young adults may select a free book of their choice. Info: 651-255-8545.

Petting Zoo, 1 p.m., Fluegel’s Farm, Garden & Pet, 14700 S. Robert Trail. Info: 651-423-1587.

Midsummer Faire and Amusement Rides, 1-11 p.m., Central Park. Food, games and business booths.

Celts Beer Garden, 1-11 p.m., Central Park, Bean Bags Tournament, pre-register 12 noon-1:30 p.m., play 2-6 p.m., $20 per team with 100 percent payback, DJ music 1-6:30 p.m. (www.partyunit. com) also plays during band breaks, www.CeltsPub.com/facebook.

Irishette Dance Team, 2 p.m., Central Park Amphitheater. The team will introduce the 2013 fall members and preview its football halftime performance. Info: 651-324-4745.

Bar Bingo, 2-4:30 p.m., Rosemount American Legion, 14590 Burma Ave. Adults 18 and over. Info: 651-423-3380.

Commode Races and Tailgate Party, 6 p.m. registration 6:30 p.m. races start 7:30 p.m. party and car blessing, Church of St. Joseph parking lot, 13900 Biscayne Ave. Entertainment by Jam Sound & Lights. Info: 651-423-3312 Leprechaun Days entertainment, 7-11 p.m., Central Park Amphitheater. Music by Sweet Siren, Rince na Chroi Irish Dancers to perform from 6:30-7 p.m.

Rockin’ at the Legion, 7-11 p.m., Rosemount American Legion parking lot, 14590 Burma Ave. Live music by Wreckless, karaoke inside 9 p.m.12:30 a.m. Info: 651-423-3380.

Fireworks, 10 p.m. Can be viewed from Erickson and Central parks.

Sunday, July 28 Free Pancake Breakfast, 8:30-10 a.m., Lighthouse Church, 3285 144th St. W. Indoor service to follow from 10-11:30 a.m. Info: 651-423-2566.

Rosemount Area Hockey Association “Try Hockey for Free” and Street Hockey Tournament, 9 a.m. to 1:15 p.m., Rosemount Community Center Arena, 13885 S. Robert Trail. Vendors, concussion awareness and baseline testing, custom mouthguard fitting – 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m. street tourney in parking lot, 9:45-10:45 a.m. girls try hockey, 12:30-1:15 p.m. boys try hockey. Register at www. rosemounthockey.org. Info: 651-485-2725.

Rosemount High School Girls Alumni Game, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Rosemount Community Center Arena, 13885 S. Robert Trail.

Sneaky Pete’s Garden Tractor Pull, 10 a.m. weigh-in, 1 p.m. start, Rosemount VFW, 2625 120th St. W., 750-1800 pound garden tractors compete against others in their weight class. Prizes. All ages.

Bring tractors. Info at 651-437-8291 and www. sneakypetespullers.com.

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